Egyptian Curses 1, Proceedings of the Egyptological Day Held at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, 3rd December 2012 in the International Conference "Reading Catastrophes"

"Egyptian Curses 1" is the first volume of the series AHMES (Archaeological Heritage & Multidisciplinary Egyptological Studies) published by ISMA - CNR. The volume reports the proceedings of the Egyptological Day held at the National Research Council (December 3rd, 2012), within the International Conference "Reading Catastrophes". Some case-studies were selected for the conference and are thoroughly presented in the volume: recent discoveries at Thebes (the Colossi of Memnon) and Saqqara (Bubasteion), which offer traces of cataclysms in the earth; research on the Stela of Ahmose, and related study of Mediterranean chronology in the light of the cataclysm at Thera/Santorini. The papers enlighten the interweaving of archaeological and textual data, and offer important results obtainable through interdisciplinary research.