Julian Thibeau

Julian received a BA in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan in 2017 and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago in 2020. Their MA thesis dealt with the landscape of crocodile cults in the Greco-Roman Egyptian Fayyūm Oasis. They participated in the University of Chicago excavation of Horvat Duvshan in Israel in 2019. Julian worked for three years at the Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes at the University of Chicago on projects using Geographic Information Systems to document archaeological sites in Iraq and Afghanistan. They also spent two years performing cultural resource management archaeology surveys in the United States. Julian is a member of The Northeast Fayyūm Lakeshore Project (NFLP). In 2023 they took part in excavation of the site of Karanis in the Egyptian Fayyūm and carried out a field survey of Greco-Roman canals. Julian’s research focuses on human interaction with landscape in Egypt during the Greco-Roman period. They have presented papers on irrigation systems and trade routes in the Egyptian Western Desert and its oases. They founded a local chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt, ARCE Detroit, in 2023 and served as its first president.