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Uroš Matić
@urosmatic.bsky.social
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Egyptologist (PhD) archaeologist Senior fellow, College for Social Sciences and Humanities, University Alliance Ruhr, Essen Lecturer at University of Graz Winner of Harrassowitz Philippika (2018) and Austrian Academy of Sciences (2020) Prizes
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · 1d
Our volume has been published in open access! Dig in! Many chapters dealing with bodies in #AncientEgypt. It is a first volume of this kind in #Egyptology a discipline running later as usual. Congrats to all contributors!
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Sidestone Press @sidestone.bsky.social · 1d
OUT NOW!
Bodies that Mattered
Ancient Egyptian Corporealities
edited by Dina Serova & Uroš Matić

📚 Read online for free or purchase your own volume at www.sidestone.com/books/bodies...

#ancientEgypt #bodies
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · 5d
📖 “Bodies that Mattered. Ancient Egyptian Corporealities“ edited by Dina Serova and myself should be out any time now and can be pre ordered. Get your discount at @sidestone.bsky.social

#egyptology #archaeology #body #ancientegypt

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Bodies that Mattered @ Sidestone Press
Bodies are immanent element of socio-cultural negotiation. Since the 19th century, Egyptology has produced vast knowledge on the ancient Egyptian bodies (human, divine, animal), however, mainly by foc...
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transcript Verlag @transcript-verlag.bsky.social · 6d
Gleichheit in Bild, Objekt und Befund – vierzehn Perspektiven zu einer Archäologie des Normativen. 

https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7351-7/

#Bild #Kunst #Kulturgeschichte #Archäologie #AntikeGeschichte #Kulturwissenschaft #Zeitschrift
Das Buch-Cover von »Zeitschrift für archäologische Aufklärung. Heft 3/2025: Gleichheit« auf neonpinkem Hintergrund.
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · 9d
Join me in Münster on 27th October!
I will open the lecture series on „Archaeology and Conflicts“ this semester with a talk on plundering of foreign lands by New Kingdom Egyptian army. #egyptology #ancientegypt
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · 12d
Thank you ❤️
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · 12d
Since then I saw the booklet on the tables of many colleagues worldwide.
Our message is clear, if you want things to change you need to be loud and reach out! This is just the first step!
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · 12d
The project was conceived and initiated during the pandemic in 2020 and the booklet was published with @sidestone.bsky.social Press in 2021 with German translation coming out soon! Open Access

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Gender stereotypes in archaeology @ Sidestone Press
Were men the only hunters and producers of tools, art and innovation in prehistory? Were women the only gatherers, home-bound breeders and caregivers? Are all prehistoric female depictions mother godd...
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · 12d
It took some time but our reflection on #gender #stereotypes in #archaeology is now out @springernature.com

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What Is Wrong with This Image? Reflecting on Past Diversity Through Visual Representations of Gender Stereotypes in Archaeology
Gender and feminist archaeologists have fought for decades against gender stereotypes through academic writing, museum exhibitions, and popular literature, among other mediums. Despite their efforts, many of these stereotypes—e.g. depictions of men only as...
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Sep 9
In a burning world I choose to do socially relevant research. Ever since my PhD I devoted my career to #warstudies. This volume is a wake up call. War is not the answer. In the aftermath there is both precarity and hope.
#archaeology #war

Forthcoming 2026
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Aftermath of War in Ancient Societies - Oxbow Books
The archaeology of war has often focused on combatants and weaponry, prioritising the conflicts themselves over their aftermath. Yet in today’s world, with...
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Sep 3
You are welcome.The movement is supported by the EAA organizers as also stated during the opening ceremony.The situation has somewhat transformed since the format change.Now most of the protests are on the streets and citizen led.Some universities started working.
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Sep 3
No. The conference is not online because the organizers were concerned about unrest. In fact, the conference was moved online because university buildings, where the meeting was planned, are blocked by students who are protesting against the Serbian government and have full support.
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Sep 2
Congrats to Daniel who will be presenting his awarded work in session 208 on ancient Egyptian settlements starting today at 14h CET and co-organized by Eva Calomino and myself.

#archaeology #settlements #egypt
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European Association of Archaeologists @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social · Sep 2
Cate Frieman now presents the 2025 Student Award.

Many congratulations to Daniel Alonso-Naranjo for being awarded this prize with an unanimous decision by the committee.

#EAA2025
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European Association of Archaeologists @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social · Sep 2
The #EAA2025 Book Prize is now being presented by Robin Skeates on behalf of the Book Prize Selection Committee.

In the Academic Book Prize the joint winners are:

"Heritage and Healing in Syria in Iraq" (2024) by Zena Kamash and published my Manchester University Press
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Paye ta Truelle @payetatruelle.bsky.social · Sep 2
| EXPOSITION ARCHÉO-SEXISME |

Cette année, le colloque de l' @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social a lieu en ligne ! Si vous êtes inscrit.e, vous pourrez y retrouver l'exposition Archéo-Sexisme dans sa version anglaise en libre accès du 2 au 6 septembre 2025. 🎉 #EAA2025
Couverture du Programme 31st EAA Annual Meeting 2-6 September 2025 Belgrade Virtual Texte de présentation de l'exposition. Accessible au format PDF ici : https://drive.google.com/file/d/19g-L_xwY2gCXwc_F_Y0jdkm8t-H7_aHO/view?usp=drivesdk
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Aug 17
My paper on #Egyptomania in Balkan turbo folk, chalga and rap just came out last week and it’s already attracting media attention 🤓

@issegyptomania.bsky.social

#ancientegypt #turbofolk #chalga #hiphop #rap

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Pharaohs and pyramids: ancient Egypt’s surprise grip on Balkan turbo-folk and chalga
In the pulsating world of Balkan turbo-folk and chalga – genres often dismissed as lowbrow ...
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Aug 15
Last but not least, the thematic intersection of gender and violence in the past goes way beyond identifying #warriorwomen! We will study them too, if we find them.
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Aug 15
Historical disciplines such as #Egyptology nicely demonstrate that a person does not have to actually fight in order to be involved with the military campaigns, again, whichever gender the person might have had.
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Aug 15
It takes more work to identify if the weapons were used (e.g., use and ware analyses) and if the person actually physically fought (e.g., skeletal markers of occupational stress).
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Aug 15
#Weapons in a grave do not make a #warrior,whatever #gender they might have had or whatever gender they were ascribed to by the community that burried them.
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Aug 15
Grateful for the inclusion of our @springer volume into this chronicle! Many thanks to @antiquity.ac.uk

#Archaeologists should neither romanticise nor orientalise the past, but attempt to be self-reflective as much as possible.

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New Book Chronicle: Did women never go to war? Female stereotypes in ancient myths and archaeological evidence | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
New Book Chronicle: Did women never go to war? Female stereotypes in ancient myths and archaeological evidence - Volume 99 Issue 406
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Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 14
Supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party threw flares and firecrackers at anti-government protesters in Novi Sad, prompting police to intervene to end the standoff, a major escalation of nine-month-long protests in Serbia.

#protest #novisad #belgrade #serbia #police
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Aug 9
How long do we have? #cixinliu #wanderingearth
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Aug 8
Boris this is for you! I hope you are dancing somewhere in the stars! ✨
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Aug 8
Boris was a huge support to me when I was a highschool student in Petnica Science Center from 2004-2006. Later on, during my BA studies he provided me with comforting and encouraging words which greatly inspired me to follow my dreams.
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Uroš Matić @urosmatic.bsky.social · Aug 8
The paper is dedicated to the loving memory of Boris Trivan, Serbian student of archaeology and Amarna ceramicist Amarna Project, who suddenly left us in 2018.
Boris was a big fan of all Egyptomania but also of all campy music genres.
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