The American Research Center in Eygpt
Chapter Events

Upcoming

February 2012

LECTURE: Two Lives in Epigraphy: Norman and Nina de Garis Davies
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 5:00 p.m.

Nigel Strudwick, University of Memphis, Tennessee

Chapter: Illinois

LECTURE: Egyptian Administration During the Old Kingdom
Friday, February 17, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Leslie Ann Warden, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Chapter: Washington DC

LECTURE: A Look at the People of the Old Kingdom Through the Written Word
Saturday, Februray 18, 2012, 3:00 p.m.

Dr. Nigel Strudwick, assistant keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum

Chapter: Tucson, Arizona

LECTURE: The Economy Of The Old Kingdom
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 3:30pm
Dr. Leslie Ann Warden, West Virginia University Institute Of Technology

Chapter: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
LECTURE: Examining the Ancestry and Pathology of King Tutankhamen's Family: A Case Study of Molecular Biology
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Tiffany Vora, Stanford University

Chapter: Northern California (Berkeley)
LECTURE: Sailing Seas of Rock and Sand: Protodynastic Imagery, Early Dynastic Inscriptions, and the Origins of the Royal Ritualist in the Egyptian Deserts
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
Dr. John Coleman

Chapter: New York, NY, co-sponsored by Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW)
LECTURE: Mini Medical Seminar, Part I: Staying Alive: Wellness, Disease & Medical Care in Ancient Egypt
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Greg Thomas, MD and Dr. Ben Harer, MD

Chapter: Orange County California

March 2012

LECTURE: Law and Order in Ancient Egypt
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
Brian Muhs, University of Chicago

Chapter: Illinois
LECTURE: Seth, the Evil God of Power and Might
Saturday March 10, 2012, 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Eugene Cruz Uribe, Northern Arizona University

Chapter: Orange County California

ANNUAL KORSYN LECTURE: New Evidence for the Hyksos Ruler Khayan at Tell Edfu
Saturday, March 17, 2012, 3:30pm
Dr. Nadine Moeller, University Of Chicago

Chapter: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
MUSEUM EVENT: Saturday at Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Museum
Saturday, March 17, 2012, 6:30 pm

Diverse group of speakers and presenters at the museum

Chapter: Washington DC

LECTURE: Life and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Old Kingdom Mummy at Emory University
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Peter Lacovara, Michael C. Carlos Museum

Chapter: Orange County California, co-sponsored by LACMA

LECTURE: Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments": Research and Cultural Compromise in the making of an Epic
Sunday, March 25, 2012, 2:30 p.m.
Katherine Orrison, Independent Scholar

Chapter: Northern California (Berkeley)
LECTURE: Graduate Student Symposium
Saturday, March 31, 2012, 5:00 p.m.

TBA

Chapter: Illinois

April 2012

ANNUAL CHAPTER MEETING and LECTURE: Maritime Archaeology & Ancient Egypt
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 2:30 p.m. Meeting, 3:00p.m. Lecture

Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman, University of Arizona

Chapter: Arizona (Tucson)

LECTURE: The Art of Interior Design for the Afterlife: The Private Tomb of Menna on the West Bank of Luxor
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Melinda Hartwig, Associate Professor, Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Art & Archaeology, Georgia State University

Chapter: Orange County California

LECTURE: Nakht: A Hard Life in Interesting Times
Friday, April 20, 2012, 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Gayle Gibson, University of Toronto

Chapter: Washington DC

ANNUAL WORKSHOP: The Gods of Ancient Egypt
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Dr. Gayle Gibson, University of Toronto

Chapter: Washington DC

LECTURE: Revolution or Redefiniation: The Role of Tradition in the Reigh of Akhenaten
Sunday, April 22, 2012, 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Jacquelyn Williamson, University of California, Berkeley

Chapter: Northern California (Berkeley)
LECTURE: Disintegrations: The Decline and Fall of Libyan Egypt
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 6:30pm
Dr. Aidan Dodson, University Of Bristol

Chapter: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
More ->

US Office: 8700 Crownhill Blvd. Suite 507 San Antonio, Texas 78209-1130 p: 210.821.7000 e:info@arce.org
ARCE Cairo Center: 2 Midan Simón Bolívar Garden City Cairo 11461 Egypt p: 20 2 2794 8239 e:cairo@arce.org

ARCE is a 501(c)(3) organization
 
United States Agency for International Development   National Endowment for the Humanities   Council of American Overseas Research Centers   Network for Good   GuideStar"
Copyright 2012 ARCE