Enduring is the Perfection: State Formation and Socio-Cultural Change in the First Capital of Ancient Egypt (c.3200 to 1069 BCE)

这是对埃及国家及其2,000多年来异常丰富的社会和文化的前所未有的系统性调查。它将对世界历史和地理学学科产生深远的影响，确认澳大利亚作为古代地中海研究的世界领导者，并为我国与中东之间的学术和文化交流提供令人兴奋的新机会。通过为保护、诠释和解释埃及宏伟但濒危的遗产作出重大贡献，它将大大提高澳大利亚在那里的形象，并保证我国与我们在阿拉伯世界最重要的伙伴的战略和商业关系。

This is an unprecedented and systematic investigation of the Egyptian state and its extraordinarily rich society and culture over 2,000 years. It will impact profoundly on the disciplines of World History and Egyptology, confirm Australia as a world leader in ancient Mediterranean studies, and provide exciting new opportunities for academic and cultural exchanges between our country and the Middle East. By making a major contribution to preserving, interpreting and explaining Egypt's magnificent but imperilled heritage, it will significantly enhance Australia's image there and underwrite our country's strategic and commercial relations with our most important partner in the Arab world.