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New book by Peterková Hlouchová, M. – Nováková, V.: 2026 “Back into Nut’s Womb. The Evolution, Contextualisation, and Significance of Burial Containers in Ancient Egypt from the Old Kingdom Onward”.

The conference Back into Nut’s Womb was held in Prague from 19th to 20th May 2025.

New article by Peterková Hlouchová, M. – Krejčí, J.: “Towards the Origins of the Pyramid Texts”.

New article by Peterková Hlouchová, M. – Nováková, V.: “Typology and decoration of Old Kingdom wooden coffins and stone sarcophagi: similarities and differences”.

New article by Dulíková, V. and Peterková Hlouchová, M. (2023) “Decorated coffin of king’s ornament Setib buried at Abusir”.

Conference paper (online): “Database of burial containers from the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period” (Ancient Egypt. New Technology – Naples – 5th July 2023).

New article by Peterková Hlouchová, M. (2023) “Wooden Coffins inside Stone Sarcophagi: A Common Practice or an Exception in The Old Kingdom?”

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Acknowledgement

The project is supported by the Czech Science Foundation grant 23-04989S: Ancient Egyptian Burial Containers of the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period. Evolution, Contextualisation and Significance.