Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology
The Oriental Institute 225
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Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2004
Teaching at UChicago since 2007
Academic Bio
Nadine Moeller is Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. She has been directing the Tell Edfu Project since 2001, and her primary research interestes are settlements and urbanism in ancient Egypt. Over the years she has participated in numerous excavations in Egypt at the sites of Abu Raswash, Memphis, Zawiet Sultan (Zawiet el-Meitin), Theban West Bank, Valley of the Kings, Dendera and Elephantine. For current updates on the work of the Tell Edfu Project, see the Oriental Institute site or the University of Chicago site.
Selected Publications
The Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt From the Predynastic Period to the End of the Middle Kingdom
Cambridge University Press, 2018
Recent & Regularly Taught Courses
- NEAA 30091 Field Archaeology
- NEAA 30236 Middle Kingdom Archaeology
- NEHC 20013 Ancient Empires-3: The New Kingdom
- NEAA 20006/30006 Archaeology of the Ancient Near East-6: Egypt
- EGPT 30211 Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art
- NEHC 20060 The Discovery of Egypt in the Age of European Enlightenment
Affiliated Departments and Centers:
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Subject Area:
Near Eastern Art and Archaeology