3/3... Could this be evidence of Hellenized Cretans - after the dramatic sociopolitical shift in Knossos ca. 1450 BCE - travelling around the Memphis region, trading wine during Amenhotep II's reign (late 15th c. BCE)? That is what we are arguing.

Open-access PDF: www.academia.edu/144596914

2/3... : the ‘names of Crete’ listed by the Egyptian scribe on this board have troubling correspondences with Linear B and Ancient Greek names, including Eudamus (e-u-da-mo), Nasios (na-si-jo) and Didyme (di-du-me), among other, better-known names but less certain readings (Leonidas and Aegisthus).

The earliest written evidence of Greek names in history?

I am delighted to announce the publication of an article, co-written with Marc Gabolde, which re-examines a hieratic document acquired by the British Museum nearly a century and a half ago and on which we shed new light... 1/3

I am deeply honored to have received the 2025 Michael Ventris Award for Mycenaean Studies, granted by the Institute of Classical Studies (University of London), for my completed (PhD) and future research on interactions between the Aegean world and Egypt during the Late Bronze Age 🥳.
More to come🤩