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Miroslav Verner (born 31 October 1941) is a Czech
egyptologist Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , ''-logia''; ) is the scientific study of ancient Egypt. The topics studied include ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end ...
, who specializes in the history and archaeology of
Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...
of the
Old Kingdom In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning –2200 BC. It is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid Builders", as it encompasses the reigns of the great pyramid-builders of the Fourth Dynast ...
and especially of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. Verner is a specialist on the archaeology of the Old Kingdom
pyramids A pyramid () is a Nonbuilding structure, structure whose visible surfaces are triangular in broad outline and converge toward the top, making the appearance roughly a Pyramid (geometry), pyramid in the geometric sense. The base of a pyramid ca ...
, and published one of the fundamental syntheses on the subject, in a new, updated edition in 2021.


Biography

Verner was born on 31 October 1941 in
Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
,
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. He was the director of the Czechoslovak and later Czech Institute of Egyptology at the
Faculty of Arts, Charles University The Faculty of Arts, Charles University (), is one of the original four faculties of Charles University in Prague. When founded, it was named the Faculty of the Liberal Arts or the Artistic Faculty. The faculty provides lectures in the widest ran ...
for twenty-five years, and led the Czech
excavations In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or "dig" is the area being studied. These locations range from one to several areas at a time during a project and can be condu ...
at
Abusir Abusir (  ; Egyptian ''pr wsjr'' ' "the resting place of Osiris"; ) is the name given to an ancient Egyptian archaeological pyramid complex comprising the ruins of 4 kings' pyramids dating to the Old Kingdom period, and is part of the ...
. He has also been associated with the Universities of
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and
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as well as the
Charles University Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the world in conti ...
in Prague and the
American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ) is a private research university in New Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels, along with a continuing education program. ...
. Verner has been active in archaeological work since 1964, and he has been excavating at Abusir since 1976. In 1998, the tomb of Iufaa, an Egyptian priest and administer of palaces, was discovered in an undisturbed tomb by a team of Czech archaeologists from the Czech Institute of Egyptology, under the direction of Verner. The excavation report on the tomb was published by Ladislav Bareš and Květa Smoláriková. In 2005, Verner became the director of the project called "Investigation of the civilisation of Ancient Egypt".Miroslav Verner Website
from the Czech Institute of Egyptology.
The project runs from 2005 to 2011, and the aim is to study the evolution of Egyptian society throughout its history.Research Page
from the Czech Institute of Egyptology.


Bibliography

Selected monographs include: *''Abusir XII. Minor tombs in the Royal Necropolis I (The Mastabas of Nebtyemneferes and Nakhtsare, Pyramid Complex Lepsius no. 24 and Tomb Complex Lepsius no. 25)'' (with J. Krejčí and V. G. Callender), Prague 2008. *''Unearthing Ancient Egypt: Fifty years of the Czech Archaeological Exploration in Egypt'' ardcover(with Hana Benešovská); Czech Institute of Egyptology; 31 December 2008. () *''Abusir IX — The Pyramid Complex of Raneferef, the Archaeology'' (v. 9, Pt. 1) ardcover Czech Institute of Egyptology Charles Univers; 31 December 2006. () *''Abusir X — The Pyramid Complex of Raneferef: The Papyrus Archive (Abusir Monographs) (v. 10) (with Paule Posener-Kriéger and Hana Vymazalova) ardcover Czech Institute of Egyptology; 1 December 2006. ()'' *''Abusir: The Realm of Osiris'' (Hardcover), American University in Cairo Press: 2003, 248 pages () *''Sons of the sun: rise and decline of the Fifth Dynasty'' (1 ed.). Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology,
Charles University Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the world in conti ...
. () *''The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture, and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments'',
Grove Press Grove Press is an American publishing imprint that was founded in 1947. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, and Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it into an alternative book press in the United S ...
, : October 2001, 432 pages () *''The Pyramids. The Archaeology and History of Egypt's Iconic Monuments'' (2 ed.). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. () *''Forgotten pharaohs, lost pyramids: Abusir'', Academia Skodaexport; 1994. () *''The mastaba of Ptahshepses (The Excavations of the Czechoslovak Institute of Egyptology at Abusir) '', Charles University (1977) Articles include: *''Contemporaneous Evidence for the Relative Chronology of Dyns. 4 and 5'', in: E. Hornung – R. Krauss – D. A. Warburton (eds.), Ancient Egyptian Chronology, (HdO. Section 1. The Near and Middle East 83), Leiden – Boston 2006 tisku *''The Abusir Pyramids Quarry and Supply Road'', in: P. Jánosi (ed.), Structure and Significance. Thoughts on Ancient Egyptian Architecture, (D ÖAW 33), Wien 2005, 531–538. *''Archaeological Remarks on the 4th and 5th Dynasty Chronology'', Archiv Orientální, Volume 69: 2001, pp. 363–418


References


External links


Miroslav Verner Website
Page maintained by the Czech Institute of Egyptology. Background and bibliography are provided.

on czsk.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Verner, Miroslav 1941 births Living people Czech archaeologists Czech Egyptologists Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) Scientists from Brno Academic staff of Charles University