{"id":15314,"date":"2026-06-05T17:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colours.cz\/ucinkujici\/miroslav-barta\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:15:16","slug":"miroslav-barta","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.colours.cz\/en\/ucinkujici\/miroslav-barta\/","title":{"rendered":"Miroslav B\u00e1rta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is a member of a number of international scientific organisations, including The Explorers Club in New York and the American Research Center in Egypt. Miroslav B\u00e1rta is the recipient of the Czech Republic\u2019s highest scientific honour, the \u010cesk\u00e1 hlava Award, and a member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has been working in Egypt since 1991 and became Director of Research at the Abusir pyramid field in 2010. 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