ALEXANDER A. BELOV - RESEARCH FELLOW
Scientific Degrees
- Ph.D. in Archaeology. (University of Bordeaux Michel de Montaigne, 2014). Thesis title: ‘Studies of the Egyptian naval architecture of the Late Period. New archaeological evidence and an attempt at a 3D reconstruction.’
- Candidate of Geography (Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, 2004). Thesis title: ‘Studies of the Changes in the Chemical Structure of the Caspian Sea during the last 70 years’
Activities
- Member of European Institute of Underwater Archaeology at Abukir Bay, Alexandria;
- Member of the Russian Underwater Archaeological Mission to Alexandria
Membership
- Member of the International Association of Egyptologists
Research Interests
Ancient shipbuilding, ancient Egyptian shipbuilding, ancient navigation and seafaring, maritime archaeology, underwater archaeology, ancient shipwrecks.
Publications
- Belov, A., forthcoming-c, Navigational aspects of calling to the Great Harbour of Alexandria, “Cultural heritage of Ancient Egypt”, Center for Egyptological Studies of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
- Belov, A., forthcoming-d, New Evidence for a Steering Arrangement of Egyptian Baris (Herodotus II.96). International Journal of Nautical Archaeology.
- Belov, A., forthcoming-b, Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Rudder, Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Egyptologists, Alexandria 13-20 September 2013, Alexandria.
- Belov, A., forthcoming-a, Archaeological Evidence for Egyptian Baris (Herodotus, II.96), Proceedings of the International Symposium "Heracleion in context", 15-17 March 2013, Oxford, Oxford.
- Sandrin, P., Belov, A., Fabre, D. The Roman Shipwreck of Antirhodos Island in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria, Egypt. // International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. Vol.42, Issie 1, 2013, P. 44-59.
- Belov, A. New evidence for Egyptian shipbuilding in the Late Period. Shipwreck 17 of Heracleion-Thonis / In Fr.: Nouvelle évidence archéologique de l’architecture navale égyptienne de la Basse Epoque. L’épave 17 d’Héracleion-Thônis. Report in Centre Camille Jullian de CNRS, Aix-en-Provence, 2012.
- Fabre D., Belov A. The Shipwreck of Heracleon-Thonis: An Overview // Belova G. (ed.) Achievements and Problems of Modern Egyptology. Proceedings of the conference held in Moscow on September 29-October 2, 2009. M., 2012. P. 102-114.
- Belov A., 2010, Shipwreck 17 of Heracleion-Thonis: its major constructional features / In Fr.: L’épave 17 d’Héracleion: les traits principaux de sa construction. Report in the institute Ausonius of University of Bordeaux-3, 15 May 2010, Bordeaux.
- Fabre D., Belov A. The Shipwrecks of Heracleion-Thonis (Egypt) // Proceedings of the сonference "In Poseidon’s Realm XV. Byzantium at Sea. Innovation und Tradition", Vienne, 19-21.02.2010.
- Belov A. Underwater archaeological research in the region of Alexandria / In Rus: Podvodno-arheologicheskie isyskaniya v raione Alexandrii. A report to the Presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 2008.