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Sebastián Maydana
Sebastián holds a PhD in History from the University of Buenos Aires, and is an assistant teacher at the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern History (UBA). His main interests are early Egyptian mythology and visual culture, especially petroglyphs and other forms of art. He has participated in fieldwork in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Sebastián is also interested in the different forms in which myths and symbols from the past are received and repurposed by our modern-age societies, for instance in film and science fiction.
Education:Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2024PhD HistoryUniversidad de Buenos Aires, 2023MA History and ArchaeologyUniversidad de Buenos Aires, 2017BA HistoryExpertise:Articles by Sebastián Maydana
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