Intercultural Contacts in the Ancient Mediterranean.
Cairo, 26 - 29 October 2008
Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo
A conference organised with the support of the Delegation of the European Committe in Egypt and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Cairo, on the occasion of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008.
The dialogue between the cultures around the Mediterranean is not a new phenomenon, invented at the time the European Union was established or the Barcelona process was started. On the contrary, people from regions around the Mediterranean have been in contact with each other since prehistory, as is becoming increasingly clear from the results of archaeological research. Indeed, whether the Mediterranean can be seen as an entity deserving research in its own right has recently become the topic of discussion. In the light of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, the NVIC organized a conference in Cairo dealing with intercultural contacts in the region. This was the first international conference addressing this topic in a southern Mediterranean country. During the months November and December, a panel exhibition illustrating Egypt's contacts with the ancient Mediterranean world will be on display at the Egyptian Museum.
It was a very interesting conference with papers dealing with a variety of topics from around the Mediterranean. On this website you can find an overview of all abstracts and the conference programme.
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