Publications
2024
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Maria Diletta Pubblico and Sofia Ceccarelli “Wrappings and colors for eternity: scientific investigations on the votive animal mummies’ manufacture” in Cherubini, F., Siniscalco, A. (eds.), Color and Colorimetry Multidisciplinary Contributions, vol. XIX A. Milano: Gruppo del Colore - Associazione Italiana Colore, 2024. DOI: 10.23738/RCASB.011 |
2023
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Maria Diletta Pubblico, “The case of the cat mummy in the cartonnage coffin (MV 18340)". Bollettino dei Monumenti Musei e Gallerie Pontificie 41, 2023. |
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Maria Diletta Pubblico, “The Seams - a Study of Egyptian Animal Mummy Styles – Project: an introduction” in Pirelli, R., M.D. Pubblico, S. Ikram (eds.), Animals in Religion, Economy and Daily Life of Ancient Egypt and beyond [Serie Egittologica, 4]. Napoli: UniorPress, 2023. |
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Pirelli, Rosanna, Maria Diletta Pubblico, Salima Ikram (eds.), Animals in Religion, Economy and Daily Life of Ancient Egypt and beyond [Serie Egittologica, 4]. Napoli: UniorPress, 2023. |
Conferences
2024
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XIX Conferenza del Colore
Virtual conference
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The wrapping patterns of votive animal mummies: a long-neglected topic British Museum’s Annual Egyptological colloquium: Animal mummies: from beliefs to practice London (UK) |
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The SEAMS project. A Study of Egyptian Animal Mummy Styles ARCE Annual Meeting Pittsburgh (PA) |
Invited lectures
2024
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Threading forward: new insights into votive animal mummies' manufacture |
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The SEAMS project University of Memphis Memphis (TN) |
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Animal mummies: study and palaeopathological techniques University of Pisa Pisa (IT) |
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On the threads path ARCE Chapter Orange County (CA) |
Events and News
2024
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In December 2024, SEAMS was awarded ‘Project of the Month’ by CORDIS, the European Commission’s Community Research and Development Information Service. As primary public repository and portal to disseminate information on all European Union (EU) funded projects, CORDIS elects each month the most valuable research for excellent innovation and impact. Being featured as the most excellent among such excellent projects, further confirms the distinctive worth of the SEAMS’ achievements accomplished during its first year of action, thanks to the intrepid collaboration of outstanding institutions and specialists experienced in different fields across the world. In an article, disseminated on its web and social media pages, CORDIS praised the significant innovation of the SEAMS project, in terms of its scope and methodology, as well as the relevant scientific contribution it is already offering to the advancement of the state-of-the-art in the animal mummies field and beyond. Read the full CORDIS article here. |
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