Edited volumes and journals
In prep. Friedman, R. (ed.) & Droux, X. (coll.), The Nubian cemeteries at Hierakonpolis: exploring cultural identity in Middle Kingdom Egypt, Griffith Institute Publications 1. Oxford.
2021. Gnirs-Loprieno, A. (ed.) in collaboration with Droux, X., Life Histories of Theban Tombs: transdisciplinary investigations of a cluster of rock-cut tombs at Sheikh ‘Abd el-Qurna, American University in Cairo Press. Cairo.
2008–2024. Assistant editor of Nekhen News, volumes 20–21, 23, 25–28, 31, 33–35.
Articles
2024
Droux, X., Friedman, R. & Pieri, A., 2024, 'The elite predynastic cemetery at Hierakonpolis HK6: 2016–2018 progress report' in Tristant, Y., Villaeys, J. & Ryan, E. (eds.), Egypt at its Origins 7. Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference "Origin of the state, Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”, Paris, 19th–23rd September 2022. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta. Leuven-Paris.
* Droux, X., 2024, ‘Revisiting Petrie’s excavations at Naqada: cross-matching the available documentary evidence and new digital map’, Interdisciplinary Egyptology 3 (1): 1–59. DOI:10.25365/integ.2024.v3.4.
Morel, V., Droux, X. & Quirion, A., 2024, 'An ovoid vessel in greywacke (FGA-ARCH-EG-0449)', [Artwork of the month], Geneva, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, May 2024.
Droux, X. & Quirion, A., 2024, ‘Vache sacrée, sacrée vache?’, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art: rapport annuel 2023, Geneva: 44–48, 80.
2023
Droux, X., 2023, 'The Ponda web platform: predynastic Egypt in the 21st century', Nekhen News 35: 25–26.
Droux, X., 2023, 'A palette of a different type', Nekhen News 35: 22.
Friedman, R. & Droux, X. 'Not the daily grind? Palettes at Hierakonpolis', Nekhen News 35: 18–21.
Droux, X., 2023, 'Cosmetic spoon with papyrus bundle decoration (FGA-ARCH-EG-0683)', [Artwork of the month], Geneva, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, January 2023.
Droux, X., 2023, ‘Le dieu Râ sous le soleil de Paris’, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art: rapport annuel 2022, Geneva: 9–12, 64.
2022
* Hendrickx, S., Droux, X., Förster, F., Hartmann, R., & Hartung, U., 2022, 'Evidence for the scalping of captives on a Predynastic White Cross-lined jar', Archéo-Nil 32, 51–71.
Droux, X., 2022, 'Ramsès II, en majesté américaine', Fondation Gandur pour l'Art: rapport annuel 2021, Geneva: 14–18, 64.
Droux, X., 2022, 'Jean-François Champollion: une vie d'érudition' in: Collombert, P., Lefèvre, D., Monbaron, N., Quirion, A. (eds), Révéler l'Égypte oubliée : 1822 - 1922 - 2022. Cahiers de la Société d'Égyptologie de Genève 14, exhibition catalogue [Geneva, Bibliothèque de Genève - Espace Ami Lullin, 22.09.2022 – 16.10.2022]. Geneva: 32–37.
Droux, X., 2022, 'La Lettre à M. Dacier' in: Collombert, P., Lefèvre, D., Monbaron, N., Quirion, A. (eds), Révéler l'Égypte oubliée : 1822 - 1922 - 2022. Cahiers de la Société d'Égyptologie de Genève 14, exhibition catalogue [Geneva, Bibliothèque de Genève - Espace Ami Lullin, 22.09.2022 – 16.10.2022]. Geneva: 44–45.
Droux, X., 2022, 'Champollion conservateur au Louvre' in: Collombert, P., Lefèvre, D., Monbaron, N., Quirion, A. (eds), Révéler l'Égypte oubliée : 1822 - 1922 - 2022. Cahiers de la Société d'Égyptologie de Genève 14, exhibition catalogue [Geneva, Bibliothèque de Genève - Espace Ami Lullin, 22.09.2022 – 16.10.2022]. Geneva: 71.
Droux, X., 2022, 'Le voyage d'Égypte' in: Collombert, P., Lefèvre, D., Monbaron, N., Quirion, A. (eds), Révéler l'Égypte oubliée : 1822 - 1922 - 2022. Cahiers de la Société d'Égyptologie de Genève 14, exhibition catalogue [Geneva, Bibliothèque de Genève - Espace Ami Lullin, 22.09.2022 – 16.10.2022]. Geneva: 74–79.
Droux, X., 2022, Catalogue entries: 'Lettre à M. Dacier' ; with Lenzo, G. 'Papyrus funéraire avec scène de la pesée du coeur du défunt' ; 'Figurine funéraire de Âa-Oupouaout' in: Collombert, P., Lefèvre, D., Monbaron, N., Quirion, A. (eds), Révéler l'Égypte oubliée : 1822 - 1922 - 2022. Cahiers de la Société d'Égyptologie de Genève 14, exhibition catalogue [Geneva, Bibliothèque de Genève - Espace Ami Lullin, 22.09.2022 – 16.10.2022]. Geneva: 234–235 ; 248–251 ; 282–283.
Droux, X., 2022, 'A statue of the goose of Amun (FGA-ARCH-EG-0067)', [Artwork of the month], Geneva, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, January 2022.Artwork of the month'A statue of the goose of Amun (FGA-ARCH-EG-0067)', [Artwork of the month], Geneva, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, January 2022.Artwork of the month'A statue of the goose of Amun (FGA-ARCH-EG-0067)', [Artwork of the month], Geneva, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, January 2022.Artwork of the month'A statue of the goose of Amun (FGA-ARCH-EG-0067)', [Artwork of the month], Geneva, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, January 2022.
Droux, X. & Quirion, A., 2022, 'A scaraboid to the glory of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (FGA-ARCH-EG-0228)' [Artwork of the month], Geneva, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, July 2022.Artwork of the month'A scaraboid to the glory of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (FGA-ARCH-EG-0228)' [Artwork of the month], Geneva, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, July 2022.
2021
* Droux, X., 2021, ‘A hippopotamus in a dish: Predynastic bowl Cairo Museum JE 85928 and aspects of hippopotamus symbolism in predynastic Egypt' in: Buchez, N. & Tristant, Y. (eds.), Rochecouste, O. (coll.), Égypte Antérieure. Mélanges de préhistoire et d’archéologie offerts à Béatrix Midant-Reynes par ses étudiants, collègues et amis, Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 304. Leuven: 301–323.
Droux, X., 2021, ‘Found in a cellar, but from Naqada? A new predynastic hunting scene on a C-ware fragment from the Garstang Museum of Archaeology, Liverpool’ in: Claes, W, De Meyer, M. Eyckerman, M. & Huyge, D. † (eds), Remove that pyramid! Studies on the archaeology and history of Predynastic and pharaonic Egypt in honour of Stan Hendrickx. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 305. Leuven: 389–404.
* Droux, X., 2021, 'Chiefs, bound captives, and harpooned hippopotamuses: an exceptional unpublished C-ware vessel in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (inv. 900.2.13)', Archéo-Nil 31: 41–60.
Droux, X. & Friedman, R., 2021, ‘Animals in Predynastic material culture at Hierakonpolis’, Nekhen News 33: 14–17.
Friedman, R. & Droux, X., 2021, ‘The art of intrigue: the Hierakonpolis Painted Tomb’, Nekhen News 33: 22–23.
Droux, X., 2021, '« Une offrande que fait le roi » : les stèles funéraires de la Fondation Gandur pour l'Art', Fondation Gandur pour l'Art: rapport annuel 2020, Genève : 26–32, 103–105.
Droux, X., 2021, 'A New Year’s flask with the name of Pharaoh Ahmose II (FGA-ARCH-EG-0086)', [Artwork of the month], Geneva, Fondation Gandur pour l'Art, January 2021.
2020
* Hendrickx, S., Friedman, R. F., Droux, X. & Eyckerman, M., 2020, ‘Size mattered in Predynastic Egypt: a very large Decorated vessel in the British Museum’, in Warfe, A., Gill, J., Hamilton, C., Pettman, A. & Stewart, D. (eds), Dust, Demons and Pots: studies in Honour of Colin A. Hope. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 289. Leuven : 279–304.
2019
* Droux, X., 2019, ‘Les palettes à fard prédynastiques en forme de bovidés sauvages’, in Vuilleumier S. & Meyrat P. (eds), Sur les pistes du désert : Mélanges offerts à Michel Valloggia, Gollion (Switzerland) : 43–62.
Droux, X., 2019, ‘A foray to the other side: how big was HK6?’, Nekhen News 31: 4–5.
2018
* Hendrickx, S., Droux, X. & Eyckerman, M., 2018, ‘Predynastic human representations: two sides of a story’, in Huyge D. & Van Noten F. (guest eds), What ever happened to the people: humans and anthropomorphs in the rock art of northern Africa, Académie royale des sciences d'outre-mer et Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire. Brussels: 431–443.
* Hendrickx, S., Droux, X. Hartmann, R. & Eyckerman, M., 2018, ‘Hunting for power: an exceptional white cross-lined jar in the National Museum of Danemark’, Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo 74: 83–97.
Friedman, R. & Droux, X., 2018, ‘More adventures under the spoil heap: HK6 in 2018’, Nekhen News 30: 15–17.
2017
* Friedman, R., Van Neer, W., DeCupere, B., & Droux, X., 2017, ‘The elite predynastic cemetery at Hierakonpolis HK6: 2011–2015 progress report’, in Midant-Reynes, B. & Tristan, Y. (eds), Ryan E.M. (ed. ass.), Egypt at its Origins 5. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference “Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”, Cairo, 13th-18th April 2014. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 260. Leuven: 232–89.
Droux, X., 2017, ‘Buried beneath the back-dirt: HK6 in 2017’, Nekhen News 29: 4–6.
2016
Droux, X., 2016, ‘Figuring out Structure F’, Nekhen News 28: 4–5.
Droux, X. & Friedman, R., 2016, ‘Putting White cross-lined pottery on the map’, Nekhen News 28: 7–8.
2015
Friedman, R. & Droux, X., 2015, ‘Complex arrangements: HK6 in 2015’, Nekhen News 27: 4–6.
Droux, X. ‘Hierakonpolis hippo round up‘, Nekhen News 27: 8–9.
2014
Droux, X., 2014, ‘A tomb fit for a king? The discovery of Tomb 72 at HK6’, Nekhen News 26: 4–7.
2013
Droux, X., 2013, ‘The horned quadrupeds conundrum’, Nekhen News 25: 20.
2011
* Droux, X., 2011, ‘Twinned predynastic hippopotamus figurines of the Predynastic period’, in Friedman R. & Fiske P. (eds), Egypt at its Origins 3. Proceedings of the Third International Conference “Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”, London, 27th July-1st August 2008. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 205. Leuven: 349–77.
Droux, X., 2011, ‘Where’s the beef ? The surprise of Tomb 49’, Nekhen News 23: 16–17.
2003–2010
Droux, X. & Pieri, A., 2010, ‘Further adventures at HK6: the 2010 season’, Nekhen News 22: 4–6.
Droux, X.,2009, ‘The tale of Tomb 30’, Nekhen News 21: 15.
Friedman, R. & Droux, X.,2009, ‘The elite predynastic cemetery at HK6’, in Friedman R. et al., ‘Report on the 2006–2007 season of the Hierakonpolis Expedition’, Annales du Services des Antiquités de l’Égypte 83: 192–4.
Droux, X.,2008, ‘Heading west at HK6’, Nekhen News 20: 14–5.
* Droux, X., 2005-2007, ‘Une représentation de prisonniers décapités en provenance de Hiérakonpolis’, Bulletin de la Société d'Égyptologie de Genève 27: 33–42.
Droux, X. & Friedman, R., 2007, ‘The columned hall at HK6 and other wonders’, Nekhen News 19: 7–9.
Droux, X., 2007, ‘Headless at Hierakonpolis’, Nekhen News 19: 14.
McNamara, L. & Droux, X., 2006, ‘When is a tomb not a tomb ?’, Nekhen News 18: 9–10.
2003 Notices for the exhibition catalogue Voyages en Égypte de l'Antiquité au début du XXe siècle, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva.
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