Mgr. Katarína Arias Kytnarová 
27.2.2012
Katarina Arias graduated in Classical Archaeology, Islamic Studies and Egyptology in the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. Since 2005 she has been enrolled in doctoral studies in Classical Archaeology and since 2009 in doctoral studies in Egyptology. She specializes in ancient Egyptian material culture, with a focus on the Old Kingdom pottery. In her dissertation („Pottery of the late Old Kingdom – social dynamics in the material culture“), she analyses the overall chronological development of the pottery of the Fifth and Sixth Dynasty and its social and economical importance. She is also interested in the traditions of late antique art in the early Islamic times. She has archaeological experience from excavations in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Jordan and Egypt.
Education
- 1999-2005: master studies in Classical Archaeology in the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague (M.A. thesis „Antique traditions in the art of the Umayyad period“, mentor: Doc. PhDr. Iva Ondřejová, CSc.)
- 2002-2009: master studies in Egyptology and History and culture of Islamic countries in the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague (M.A thesis „Pottery of the Fifth and Sixth Dynasty from the excavations of the Czech Institute of Egyptology in the cemeteries of Abusir South“, mentor: Prof. Miroslav Bárta, Dr.)
- since 2005: doctoral studies in Classical Archaeology in the Faculty of Arts, Charles Universty (PhD. dissertation „Influence of late Roman and early Byzantine models on decorative motifs of early Islamic sacral and secular art and architecture“)
Grants
- 2006-2008: Late Roman and Byzantine traditions in early Islamic art and architecture (GA UK No. 336/2006/A-HN/FF; leading researcher)
Lecturing
- winter semester 2008: „Introduction to Early Christian Archaeology“ (full semester voluntary lectures in the Institute of Classical Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague)
Selected Publications
- Arias Kytnarová, K., „Pottery from the tomb of Hetepi (AS 20)“, in: Bárta, M., Coppens, F., Vymazalová, H. et al., Abusir XIX. The tomb of Hetepi and Abusir South tombs 33–35 and 50–53, Prague 2010, 25–47.
- Arias Kytnarová, K., „Pottery from the anonymous tomb AS 33“, in: Bárta, M., Coppens, F., Vymazalová, H. et al., Abusir XIX. The tomb of Hetepi and Abusir South tombs 33–35 and 50–53, Prague 2010, 82–107.
- Arias Kytnarová, K., „Pottery from the eastern group of tombs (AS 34–35 and 50–53), in: Bárta, M., Coppens, F., Vymazalová, H. et al., Abusir XIX. The tomb of Hetepi and Abusir South tombs 33–35 and 50–53, Prague 2010, 278–317.
- Arias Kytnarová, K., „Appendix. Several notes on the Abusir South pottery classification“, in: Bárta, M., Coppens, F., Vymazalová, H. et al., Abusir XIX. The tomb of Hetepi and Abusir South tombs 33–35 and 50–53, Prague 2010, 370–80.
- Arias Kytnarová, K., “Ceramic finds from the tomb of Kaiemtjenenet and the neighboring structures”, in Vymazalová, H. et alii, Abusir XXII. The tomb of Kaiemtjenenet and the surrounding structures, Prague 2011, in print.
- Arias Kytnarová, K., „Pivo a chlieb – archeologický význam úžitkovej keramiky“, in: Pražské egyptologické studie VI (2009), p. 16–20.
- Arias Kytnarová, K., “Pohrebné rituály a keramika v rituálnom kontexte v období Starej ríše”, in: Pražské egyptologické studie VI (2010), 23-30.
- Arias Kytnarová, K., „Abusir South 2007: Preliminary ceramics report. The tomb of priest Inpunefer and the anonymous tomb AS 47. Abusír Juh 2007: Predbežná keramická správa. Hrobka Inpunefera a anonymná hrobka AS 47 “, in: Památky archeologické CII (2011), 117–158.
- Arias Kytnarová, K., “Analýza vybraných keramických celkov z hrobky princa Verkaurea v kráľovskom Abusíre“, in: Orientalia Antiqua Nova XI, Plzeň 2011, 7–18.
- Arias Kytnarová, K., “Chronological relevance of bread baking forms – A case study from the Abusir South cemetery”, in: Bárta, M., Krejčí, J. a Coppens, F. (eds.), Abusir and Saqqara in the year 2010; Praha 2011, 200–222.
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