Budka Julia

Budka Julia

Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Art History; PI of ERC Project DiverseNile

MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH
Late Bronze Age and Iron Age, Egypt and Nubia, Material culture, Settlement archaeology and social relationships, Cultural identities, Funerary culture and mortuary architecture

EDUCATION

2007    Dr phil awarded in Egyptology, University of Vienna, Austria

2000    Mphil in Egyptology, University of Vienna, Austria

1995-2000     Study of Egyptology (Major) and Classical Archaeology (Minor), University of Vienna

CAREER HISTORY

Since 2020 Principal Investigator of the ERC Consolidator Grant project DiverseNile, LMU Munich

Since 2015   Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Art History, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (since 2020 tenured)

2012-2018    Principal Investigator of the ERC Starting Grant project AcrossBorders, hosted by the Austrian Academy of Sciences from 12/2012 to 03/2015; transfered to Munich in 04/2015

2012-2017    Principal Investigator of FWF START project “Across ancient borders and cultures”, hosted by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OREA, Egypt & Levant)

2011-2012    Assistant Professor (Universitätsassistentin PostDOC) at the University of Vienna, Institute of Egyptology (granted leave from Humboldt University)

2010            Lecturer at the University of Leipzig, Institute of Egyptology

2004-2012    Scientific Researcher and Lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology, Humboldt University Berlin, Department of Egyptology and Northeast African Archaeology

HONORARY POSTS & ELECTED MEMBERSHIP 

since 2019 Corresponding Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

2015-2018 Member of the board of directors of the Young Academy

2014-2016            Member of the Akademierat, Austrian Academy of Sciences

2014-2019 Member of the “Young Academy”, Austrian Academy of Sciences (Vienna)

since 2014            Member of the managing board of the “Freunde des Naturhistorischen Museums” (http://freunde.nhm-wien.ac.at/)

CV Budka

Publication list Budka (English, status: 2025)

Publikationsliste Budka (Deutsch, Status 2024)

Neueste Beiträge

A look back at the past – and hope for the future

A while ago, I had the great pleasure of being interviewed for the ÖAW podcast “Hiccup: Through Time with a Hiccup”. This fantastic series invites academics to travel through different eras – from Ancient Egypt to the Byzantine Empire and on to the Early Modern Period. I myself chose the year 1454 BC on the Nile island of Sai in Upper Nubia – you can hear why in the podcast.

Today I had the wonderful opportunity to revisit the inscription of Nehi in Sai that was highlighted in the podcast. The whole experience was truly a lovely, nostalgic glimpse into the past – as I undertook the excursion with Sudanese friends and colleagues, particularly Huda Magzoub, who worked with me in Sai for many years.

Huda and I at the imposing stone block bearing Nehi’s inscription (photo: Mohammed Eltoum)

Especially in these difficult times in Sudan, where war still rages in parts of the country, this trip down memory lane is also, for me, a glimpse into the future – we will all work together again in Sudan and help to preserve the cultural world heritage.

There are many urgent tasks to be dealt with, and I am very grateful to be able to spend some time here in this beautiful country with its rich archaeology and wonderful people.

  1. Archaeology Soldiers to Protect Sudanese Cultural Heritage Schreibe einen Kommentar
  2. ICNS 2026 in Munich: You can now sign up! Schreibe einen Kommentar
  3. New publication on the contribution of archaeometric techniques to understanding landscape use and social practices in Bronze Age Sudan Schreibe einen Kommentar
  4. A financial reward is being offered for the return of stolen artefacts in Sudan Schreibe einen Kommentar
  5. Sudan Today: Port Sudan Schreibe einen Kommentar
  6. Forgetting Sudan? Schreibe einen Kommentar
  7. Sudanese Customs, Heritage, and Traditions – Ancient and Still Continuing: Gartag Schreibe einen Kommentar
  8. Other habits and traditions that continue to this day Schreibe einen Kommentar
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