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Damqatum 3

Although the main item in this issue of Damqatum is an interview with Christophe Rico about Classical linguistics, there is also an interview with Roxana Flammini, CEHAO´s founder and director on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the CEHAO (pages 12-14). The CEHAO (Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente) is a a center focused on the history of the Ancient Near East (including Egypt). In the following extract Roxana Falmmini begins to talk about why she decided to found the Centre:

Creating a center for the study of the history of the ancient Near East in UCA was a goal that I had thought of for a long time; because this university did not have a research center focused on this academic field. I think it was necessary to take into account that we live in a globalized world where different cultures are in contact every day even though their interaction is not always a satisfactory one. So I thought it was important to create a center oriented towards a historical analysis of “other” cultural traditions, such as those of the ancient Near East. Why I did it in 2002? Just because that was the time when I had all the necessary conditions to create it.

There are also news items and details about upcoming conferences and other events.

- Waging Peace
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (Nina Hamedani) This article appeared on Google Reader this morning, even though it refers to something that took place in October 2008. Still, better late than never: AT AN OCT. 6 presentation at the Woodrow Wilson...

- Damqatum 4, Fall 2008
CEHAO (in PDF format) The CEHAO (Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente) is a a center focused on the history of the Ancient Near East (including Egypt). In this edition the top article is "Karnak, Mendes and Thirty Years in Egyptology: An...

- Cehao Monograph Volumes 1 And 2
CEHAO Monographs page Thanks to the posting from Juan Manuel Tebes to the EEF mailing list for the information that the El Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente (CEHAO) website has been updated with Volume 2 of its electronic Monograph Series...

- Damqatum (newsletter Of The Cehao) - Fall 2007
Damqatum, Fall 2007 (English) Damqatum, Otoño 2007 (Spanish) Damqatum, the newsletter of the Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente (CEHAO) is available online at the above address. The lead article is: Of Kinship and Gods in Ancient Egypt:...

- Online Paper: Centro Y Periferia En El Mundo Antiguo
The Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente (CEHAO), Argentine Catholic University, has published a paper from Volume 1 of its electronic Monograph Series on its website, with later additions to follow as these become available: Centro y periferia...

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