A study of the development of weapon technologies in Early Egypt through the examination of material remains. This will include a detailed assessment of the relevant artefacts from prehistoric and early dynastic sites. Weapons will be evaluated to determine whether they had a military, hunting or ritual function (or indeed combinations of these). The earliest depictions of warriors and warfare will also be assessed to determine the influence of military aspects upon Early Egyptian society. Cross-cultural research will be considered to identify possible anthropological parallels that may lead to a better understanding of the Egyptian evidence. The contribution of warfare to the formation of the Egyptian State will then be discussed and the possibility of a peaceful origin will be assessed.

Name: Gregory Phillip GILBERT, Born at Broken Hill, Australia, 1962
Email: ggilbert@lycos.com

Current Qualifications:
Master of Arts (Egyptology) at Macquarie University, awarded 1999.
Bachelor of Arts Degree at University of New England, awarded 1996.
Master of Engineering Science at Adelaide University, awarded 1988.
Bachelor of Engineering Degree at Adelaide University, awarded 1984.

Major Interest: Egyptian prehistory and early dynastic history.

Other Interests: Egyptian archaeology, society, and technologies (lithics, ceramics & others), anthropology of warfare, and the rise of states, and chiefdoms.

Excavations:

Ezbet el Walda, Helwan 1997-8 and 1998-9 seasons.

Director: Qift Regional Survey Project (1999-2000).

Kom el-Momanien (2001-2001).

Gilbert, G.P., Some notes on prehistoric decorated vessels with boat scenes. Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology10 (1999), pp. 19-37.

Gilbert, G.P., Prehistoric Expeditions on the Nile: Boat Depictions on Prehistoric Egyptian Pottery(unpublished M.A. dissertation, Macquarie University, 1998).

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