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| Salima Ikram | |
|---|---|
| Name | Salima Ikram |
| Birth date | 1965 |
| Birth place | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Egyptologist, archaeologist, academic, author, broadcaster |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge, University College London |
| Known for | Egyptology, mummification studies, zooarchaeology |
Salima Ikram Salima Ikram is a Pakistani-born Egyptologist and archaeologist noted for work on Egyptian mummification, funerary archaeology, and zooarchaeology. She has held academic posts at American University in Cairo, contributed to projects at Cambridge University and University College London, and appeared on media such as National Geographic (American TV channel), BBC Television, and Discovery Channel. Her scholarship intersects with institutions including the British Museum, Oxford University, and the Egyptian Museum (Cairo).
Born in Lahore, Ikram studied in Pakistan before moving to the United Kingdom to pursue higher education at University College London and the University of Cambridge. At Cambridge University, she researched under supervisors affiliated with departments connected to the British School at Rome and the Institute of Archaeology, UCL. Her doctoral work incorporated methods from comparative studies practiced at institutions such as the Ashmolean Museum and the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Ikram served as a professor at the American University in Cairo and has been affiliated with research centers including the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and the Institute of Archaeology, UCL. She has taught courses that interface with collections at the British Museum, the Egyptian Museum (Cairo), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her academic appointments connected her with scholars from University of Oxford, Yale University, Harvard University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Ikram's research specializes in mummification techniques, animal cults, and funerary practices in Ancient Egypt, drawing on comparative analyses with finds in Nubia, Sudan, and sites excavated by teams from the Egypt Exploration Society. She has contributed to methodological advances shared with colleagues at Getty Conservation Institute and the Smithsonian Institution and collaborated on interdisciplinary projects with researchers from Brown University and University of Chicago. Her work has influenced museum displays at the British Museum, Louvre Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Ikram directed and participated in excavations at sites such as Saqqara, working alongside teams from the Egyptian Antiquities Organization and international partners including the University of Toronto and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. Field projects have yielded animal burials, human funerary assemblages, and material culture later studied in laboratories at University College London and the American Research Center in Egypt. Collaborations extended to projects with the McDonald Institute and regional institutions like the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Ikram authored and edited monographs and articles published alongside presses and journals including Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, and the Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Her books address topics such as animal mummification, funerary archaeology, and craft technologies and have been cited by scholars at Princeton University, Cornell University, and University of California, Berkeley. She has presented findings on platforms including National Geographic (magazine), BBC Radio, and Nature (journal) and contributed to documentary productions with Discovery Channel and Smithsonian Channel.
Ikram received recognitions and fellowships from bodies such as the British Academy, the Royal Asiatic Society, and the American Research Center in Egypt. Her work has been acknowledged by award committees linked to institutions including the Society for American Archaeology and the Egypt Exploration Society. She has held visiting fellowships at universities including Oxford University and University College London.
Ikram maintains professional relationships with museum curators at the British Museum and the Egyptian Museum (Cairo), and networks with academics from universities such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and Yale University. She divides time between research hubs in Cairo, Cambridge, and other centers connected to the American University in Cairo and international archaeological projects.
Category:Egyptologists Category:Pakistani archaeologists Category:Living people