Crisis as Opportunity: Societal Change in Early Middle Kingdom Egypt

该项目旨在解决约4000年前古埃及早期中央王国的政治和社会变化。在埃及政府给予独家研究特许权的情况下，将首次调查这一时期最重要的两个墓地的材料数据。该项目不仅希望产生关于危机期间人类互动的新知识，还将利用跨学科研究战略，为社会各阶层的个人调查新出现的机会，如社会流动性。它将提供重大好处，例如了解危机后政治领导的机制，以及使古埃及古典时期得以出现的文化影响。

The project aims to address political and social shifts in the ancient Egyptian early Middle Kingdom c. 4000 years ago. For the first time, and with exclusive study concessions from the government of Egypt, material data of the two most significant cemeteries of the period will be investigated. The project not only expects to generate new knowledge about human interaction during crisis but will utilise interdisciplinary research strategies to investigate the emerging opportunities, such as social mobility, for individuals from all strata of society. It will provide significant benefits such as understanding the mechanics of post-crisis political leadership and the cultural impact that enabled the classical period of ancient Egypt to emerge.