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Ikram, Salima

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After double majoring in History as well as Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College (USA), Salima Ikram received her M. Phil. (in Museology and Egyptian Archaeology) and Ph.D. (in Egyptian Archaeology) from Cambridge University (UK). Today she is Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. Although Dr. Ikram initially trained as a general archaeologist, she moved to focusing on mortuary archaeology and archaeozoology, as well as being actively involved in museological projects.

Major Accomplishments

Dr. Ikram directed the Animal Mummy Project, codirected the Predynastic Gallery Project, the Egyptian Museum Chariot Project, as well as being involved in several exhibitions at the Egyptian Museum Cairo and consulting and working on exhibitions at other museums in Egypt, Europe, and the United States. She has participated in several excavations in Egypt where she has worked at sites from Alexandria to Aswan in various...

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  1. American University, Cairo, Egypt

    Salima Ikram

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  1. Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Claire Smith

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Ikram, S. (2014). Ikram, Salima. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2337

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