Ahmad Mohammed

Biography	Ahmad Mohammed is a Ph.D. researcher at Durham University specializing in craft landscapes, material culture, and settlement archaeology. His research centers on pottery production in Egypt, employing ethnoarchaeological and chaîne opératoire methods to examine the spatial and social dynamics of ancient workshops. Ahmad is an Assistant Editor for the World Archaeology Journal and an active participant in the Sais Excavation Mission. As the EAMENA Project Coordinator, he focuses on preserving endangered cultural heritage sites in the Middle East, utilizing GIS, remote sensing, and automated change detection. Additionally, he investigates inequality in ancient Egypt using advanced geospatial analysis and statistical tools like the GINI coefficient. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: -Presenting a paper entitled “Social and Spatial Dynamics in Egyptian Pottery Workshops: An Ethnoarchaeological Exploration’’ Current Research in Egyptology Conference, Liverpool University, 2-6 September 2024. -Presented a paper entitled “Through Space and Time: Spatial Organization of Pottery Workshops in Ancient Egypt" at the International Conference SEAS: Material and Technology Conference, Macquarie University and Ain Shams University, November 24-27, 2023. -Presented a paper entitled “Documenting and Analyzing Contemporary Pottery Production in Middle Egypt: A Study of the Anvil and Hammer Technique (Borah Technique) and its Technological and Social Organization.” Wales University Trinity Saint David, 22, 2023. §Presented a paper entitled “The Potters of Nazlah and Their Workshops: An Ethnoarchaeological Study in Egypt” International Congress of Egyptologists (ICE) XIII, Leiden 2023, August 2023. -Presented a paper entitled “Pottery Production In Middle Egypt, Nazlah Village: An Ethnoarchaeological Study" at the American Research Centre in Egypt Annual (ARCE-Virtual Meeting), May 2023. -Presenting a paper entitled “Pottery in Egypt: an Ethnoarchaeological Study” in The Northeast Ancient Egypt Society - International Online Student Conference 2022, Durham University, UK. -Presented a paper entitled "Pottery Kilns’ Environmental and Heritage Project" in Sharjah Heritage‘Days, Sharjah, UAE, 2022. -Presented a paper entitled "Nazlah Potters: an Ethnoarchaeological Study" in Sharjah Heritage's Days, Sharjah, UAE, 2022. -Presented a paper entitled “The Significance of the Temples’ Representations in Theban Necropolis" in Keeping Archaeology Together - International Online Conference 2020, Warsaw University, Poland. -Presented a paper entitled "Pottery Kilns’ Environmental and Heritage Challenges: A Case Study on Nazla Village, Egypt" in Keeping Archaeology Together - International Online Conference 2021, Warsaw University, Poland. PUBLICATIONS 1-Research Papers: Archaeology: -Mohammed, A., Omran, R., Waziry, A. & Abd El-Mohesn, A.E. (2019), 'The Unidentified Temple Scene in TT 55', International Journal of Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality, 13(2), pp. 79-85. doi: 10.21608/ijhth.2019.92754. -Mohammed, A. (2019), 'Structures Scenes in the New Kingdom’s Private Tombs at Western Thebes'. M.Sc. thesis, Fayoum University. Available at: http://www.mandumah.com/ Heritage and Sustainability: -Alharethi T, Abdelhakim A, and Mohammed A. Drivers and Barriers towards Circular Economy in Rural Tourism Destinations: A Case Study of Tunis Village, Egypt. Tourism and Hospitality. 2024; 5(3):639–656. https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp5030038 2-Book Chapters Heritage and Sustainability: -Mohammed, A., Zoair, N., Abdel-Jalil, M. & Abdel-Hakim, A. (2024) 'Preserving the Past, Building the Future: The Role of Adaptive Heritage Reuse in Achieving SDGs through Tourism', in Sustainable and Ethical Marketing. London: Springer Nature. (In Print). 3-Conference Proceedings Archaeology: -Mohammed, A. (forthcoming) 'Social and Spatial Dynamics in Egyptian Pottery Workshops: An Ethnoarchaeological Exploration'. In Current Research in Egyptology Conference Proceedings 2024. -Mohammed, A. (forthcoming) 'The Potters of Nazlah and Their Workshops: An Ethnoarchaeological Study in Egypt'. In International Congress of Egyptologists (ICE) XIII Proceedings 2023.
Research Interests	Material Culture and Ancient Technology Ethnoarchaeological and Experimental Studies Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Archaeology and Heritage Egyptian Settlement Archaeology
Teaching and Learning	- Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University (01/2020 – till now). - Demonstrator, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University (09/2016 – 12/2020).