Peter Piccione
Associate Professor
Phone: 843.953.4861
E-mail: piccionep@cofc.edu
Personal Website: http://spinner.cofc.edu/~piccione/index.html
He received his Ph.D. from The Oriental Institute of The University of Chicago in 1990. He has performed epigraphical and archaeological research in Egypt and directs the Theban Tombs Publication Project in Egypt. His numerous articles pertain to the history of Egyptian religion, medicine, athletics, and social history.
Currently he is the managing editor of Serapis: The American Journal of Egyptology in (Chicago) and editor for ancient Egypt for the Society of Ancient Medicine Review (Ann Arbor).
Education
1990 - Ph.,D., Oriental Institute of The University of Chicago
Research Interests
Ancient Egypt, the Near East, Nubia and Cush
Courses Taught
Historical Perspective in Egyptian Religion
Honors and Awards
History Consultant for "The Body Beautiful in Ancient Egypt." Discovery Films Documentary, Cicada Films, London. April-May 2004. (Compass: A Publication of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Vol. I)
Publications
Currently he is the managing editor of Serapis: The American Journal of Egyptology in (Chicago) and editor for ancient Egypt for the Society of Ancient Medicine Review (Ann Arbor).
His book, The Game of Senet in Ancient Egyptian History and Religion, is forthcoming (University of Hamburg). He is editing an editio princeps of the letters of Professor James Henry Breasted, written during the latter's political and archaeological reconnaissance of the Middle East from 1919-20.
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