Northern Cal. ARCE/UCB Egyptology Lecture, Jan. 19: The Art of the Private Theban Tomb of Menna

[Glenn Meyer]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

The Art of the Private Theban Tomb of Menna

By Dr. Melinda Hartwig
Earnest G. Welch School of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia

Synopsis: The tomb chapel of Menna (TT 69) is one of the finest painted tombs in Egypt. It underwent
extensive non-invasive analysis and documentation from 2007-2010 in a joint ARCE-Georgia State
University-USAID project, directed by Dr. Hartwig. This talk will focus on the different methods
used and their results, which relay important information about the tomb owner and the time in which
he lived as well as artistic methods and status materials in the ancient world. The tomb chapel is
covered more extensively in the book by Melinda Hartwig (ed.), The Tomb Chapel of Menna (Theban Tomb
69): The Art, Culture and Science of Painting in an Egyptian Tomb. American Research Center in Egypt
(ARCE) Conservation Series 5. Cairo & New York: American University in Cairo Press (Distributed by
Oxford University Press).

When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday, January 19, 2014
Where: Barrows Hall, Room 110, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley
How much: No charge, donations are welcome. For more information go to
http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter President Al Berens at
***@comcast.net.

Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt
***@glennmeyer.net

[Glenn Meyer]

Resending to accommodate a last-minute room change. FOR THIS MONTH ONLY, the lecture will be in Rm
254 (Near Eastern Studies Lounge) at the west end of Barrows Hall. Glenn

Post by Glenn Meyer
The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
The Art of the Private Theban Tomb of Menna
By Dr. Melinda Hartwig
Earnest G. Welch School of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
Synopsis: The tomb chapel of Menna (TT 69) is one of the finest painted tombs in Egypt. It underwent
extensive non-invasive analysis and documentation from 2007-2010 in a joint ARCE-Georgia State
University-USAID project, directed by Dr. Hartwig. This talk will focus on the different methods
used and their results, which relay important information about the tomb owner and the time in which
he lived as well as artistic methods and status materials in the ancient world. The tomb chapel is
covered more extensively in the book by Melinda Hartwig (ed.), The Tomb Chapel of Menna (Theban Tomb
69): The Art, Culture and Science of Painting in an Egyptian Tomb. American Research Center in Egypt
(ARCE) Conservation Series 5. Cairo & New York: American University in Cairo Press (Distributed by
Oxford University Press).
When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday, January 19, 2014
Where: Barrows Hall, Room 254, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley
How much: No charge, donations are welcome. For more information go to
http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter President Al Berens at
Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

[Glenn Meyer]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

Excavations at Edfu

By Dr. Nadine Moeller
Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday, February 23, 2014
Where: Barrows Hall, Room 110, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley
How much: No charge, donations are welcome. For more information go to
http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter President Al Berens at
***@comcast.net.

Synopsis: The latest fieldwork at Tell Edfu has focused on two new excavation areas, with the aim to
explore the development of the town during the 3rd millennium BC. A large area has been cleared from
sebbakh debris close to the Ptolemaic temple enclosure wall along the eastern side of the tell. The
settlement remains which have been excavated here consist of domestic structures dating to the 6th
dynasty. They are covering earlier settlement remains that are characterized by several enclosure
walls and a large building complex abandoned at the end of the 5th Dynasty. At least three
consecutive phases of town walls have been discovered which turn at a right angle towards the east.

The other excavation area is situated along the northern limits of the tell. Here the main focus has
been the excavation of a sequence of settlement remains built against the interior of a large town
enclosure wall. The earliest remains date to the transitional period between very end of the Old
Kingdom and the early First Intermediate Period. The town enclosure constitutes a phase of
settlement expansion, and simultaneously with construction of this new town wall, mud brick
installations were erected against its interior consisting of storage magazines and smaller rooms
used for administrative activities. These results provide a new perspective on early town planning.

About the Speaker: Nadine Moeller is Assistant Professor of Egyptian Archaeology at the Oriental
Institute, University of Chicago. She has been directing the Tell Edfu Project since 2001, and her
primary research interests are settlements and urbanism in ancient Egypt to which recently a new
project on the Egyptian absolute chronology has been added. This project focuses specifically on the
First and Second Intermediate periods and is a direct result of discoveries made at Tell Edfu. Dr.
Moeller has also investigated the evidence for a short term climate change in Egypt during the First
Intermediate Period. Her recently finished book manuscript is entitled ‘URBAN SOCIETY IN ANCIENT
EGYPT – An Archaeological Study of Egyptian Towns and Cities’, Volume I – The settlements from the
Predynastic Period to the end of the Middle Kingdom (ca. 3500-1650 BC)’. This book brings together
the latest archaeological data and presents an entirely new in-depth study setting the parameters
for Egypt as an early urban society, an aspect that has frequently been clouded by the repeated
comparisons to ancient Mesopotamian city-states. Apart from Tell Edfu, she has also participated in
excavations in Egypt at the sites of Abu Rawash, Memphis, Zawiet Sultan (Zawiet el-Meitin), the
Theban necropolis, the Valley of the Kings, Dendera and Elephantine.

Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt
***@glennmeyer.net

[Glenn Meyer]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

Abydos: Landscape of Kings, Landscape of Myth

By Dr. Matthew Douglas Adams
New York University

When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 23, 2014
Where: Barrows Hall, Room 110, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley
How much: No charge, donations are welcome. For more information go to
http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter President Al Berens at
***@comcast.net.

About the Speaker: Matthew Douglas Adams holds a dual Ph.D. in Anthropology and Egyptology from the
University of Pennsylvania. He is a Senior Research Scholar at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York
University, where he also is Associate Director/Field Director of the Institute’s archaeological
field research program at Abydos, Egypt. He has excavated at Abydos for more than 30 years. Dr.
Adams' recent research focuses on the systematic investigation of a series of mysterious monuments
built at the site by Egypt's early kings, which will be the subject of his lecture.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt
***@glennmeyer.net

[Glenn Meyer]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

The Roman Baths in Front of Karnak Temple

Dr. Salah El Masekh Ahmed
Inspector, Luxor Inspectorate, Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities
Field Director of The Karnak Temple Baths Project

When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 13, 2014
Where: Barrows Hall, Room 110, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley
How much: No charge, donations are welcome. For more information go to
http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter President Al Berens at
***@comcast.net.

About the Lecture: In 2006, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA ) started excavations west of
the first pylon at Karnak Temple. The aim was to plan and develop the area located between the
temple and the Nile River. These excavations uncovered a number of ancient structures, among them
the Port of the Temple, A Late Period Ptolemaic and Early Roman Period settlement, Ptolemaic and
Roman Baths and the Embankment Wall. This presentation will focus on the excavations of the Roman Baths.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt
***@glennmeyer.net

[Glenn Meyer]

Two warnings: 1) The lecture is in a different room from the usual. Note the location below.
2) May 18 is a Commencement weekend. Plan accordingly: Consider a commute alternative to driving to
the lecture, as parking anywhere near it may not be possible.

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The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

Egypt and the Stars: Celestial Divination in Ancient Egypt
by Dr. Andreas Winkler, UC Berkeley Center for the Tebtunis Papyri

When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18, 2014
Where: Barrows Hall, Room 254 (Near Eastern Studies Lounge), Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley
How much: No charge, donations are welcomed. For more information go to
http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter President Al Berens at
***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt
***@glennmeyer.net

[Glenn Meyer]

Warning: The lecture is in a different room from the usual. Note the location below.

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

The Restless Dead and Ghosts in Ancient Egypt
by By Dr.**Rita Lucarelli, UC**Berkeley

When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday, August 24, 2014
Where: Room 254, Near Eastern Studies Lounge, 2nd floor, west end of Barrows Hall, Barrow Lane and
Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley
How much: No charge, donations are welcomed. For more information go to
http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter President Al Berens at
***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt
***@glennmeyer.net

[Glenn Meyer]

Warning: The lecture is in a different room from the usual. Note the location below.

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

Isis, Thoth, Mut and the Theban Hills, ARCE's Work in Luxor, 2011-2014
By Dr. Andrew Bednarski, Project Egyptologist, APS Luxor Papyri

*When*: 2:30 p.m., Sunday, September 21, 2014
*Where*: Room 254, Near Eastern Studies Lounge, 2nd floor, west end of Barrows Hall, Barrow Lane and
Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley
*How much*: No charge, donations are welcomed.
For parking suggestions and campus map please visit the Northern California Chapter website
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Ehebsed/lectures.htm> <http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm>

*Description (from the arce.org website):*
Have you ever wished you could excavate an ancient Egyptian tomb? How about travel back in time to
see a temple as it looked thousands of years ago? Have you ever wished you could affect the way
people see the past? If so, then this lecture is for you. In this talk, Egyptologist Andrew
Bednarski will explain ARCE's work in Luxor over the past 3 years, including excavating the tomb of
Djehuty, cleaning the Roman Temple of Isis at Deir el Shelwit, opening the Temple of Mut in Karnak,
and completely transforming the ancient cemetery of the Valley of the Nobles in Luxor.

Theban Tomb 110 was the final resting place of Djehuty, a royal steward to two famous Egyptian
Pharaohs, Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III. ARCE's efforts in his tomb include excavating, cleaning, and
opening it to the public. While the tomb has been accessible for at least the past 100 years, the
interior was in a sorry state before work began. At the same time, neither the tomb's burial shafts,
nor the area of its forecourt, had ever been excavated. The excavations thus far have proven very
exciting, with newly discovered hieroglyphs, coffins, mummies, and more.

Up until recently, the Temple of Isis at Deir el Shelwit was being used to hang laundry by local
villagers. Long neglected, and still only partially understood, the temple's interior, replete with
lavishly painted scenes of gods and kings, has only now been brought to light.

While not neglected to the same extent, Mut Temple has remained closed to the public for nearly a
generation. An important part of the larger Karnak Temple complex, Mut Temple has now been opened
thanks to ARCE's site preparation efforts.

The Valley of the Nobles is an ancient cemetery that was used continually by Egypt's ruling elite
for thousands of years. ARCE's work there has created the most up-to date map of the area, recorded
the site's recently demolished hamlets, cleaned mountains of debris, built visitor pathways, and
installed signage.

At a time during which the Egyptian economy was been ailing between 2011 and 2014, ARCE employed
approximately 1000 local skilled and unskilled workers, ran training programs for Egyptian
inspectors in conservation and archaeology, and radically improved a number of major tourist sites.
The results are a spectacular success and are now accessible for visitation.

*About the Speaker**(from the arce.org website):*
Dr. Andrew Bednarski is ARCE Luxor's Egyptologist. For the past three years he has field-directed
ARCE's excavations in and around TT 110, the tomb of Djehuty, as well as ARCE's project to record
the former hamlets of Sheikh Abd el Qurna. He earned his Ph.D. in Egyptology at Cambridge
University, has excavated extensively, and has published broadly on ancient Egyptian civilization.
His personal area of research is the history of Egyptology, a subject he addresses in his most
recent book, The Lost Manuscript of Frédéric Cailliaud, which was published by ARCE through the
American University in Cairo Press.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt
***@glennmeyer.net

[Glenn Meyer]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

Ramses II's Royal Women: Mortuary Evidence for a Queenly Hierarchy
By Dr. Heather McCarthy, New York University

When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday, October 5, 2014
Where: Room 110, Barrows Hall, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley
How much: No charge, donations are welcomed.

For more information go to http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter
President Al Berens at ***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt
***@glennmeyer.net

[Glenn Meyer]

Tea With Amelia Peabody: A Tribute to Elizabeth Peters

Please join the Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt for high tea
and a glimpse into the Egypt of Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson. The afternoon will begin
with a talk featuring images of the locations where Amelia’s adventures took place, some Who’s Who
among the characters of Elizabeth Peters’ novels, a traditional English tea as served by the
Emersons in England and in Egypt, plus an opportunity to be photographed with a “mummy.” Victorian,
Edwardian or Egyptian dress is encouraged, with a prize to be awarded for the best period costume.
Proceeds from this Fundraiser benefit the Chapter's free public lecture series.

Sunday, November 2nd, at 2 PM in Alameda, CA

Limited to 60 prepaid guests. Cost is $45 per person. Payment can be made by check (details at
sign-up) or through Paypal on our website.

Visit http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/contents.htm

for more details on this fundraiser event. Inquiries can be made via email to mailto:arce-***@comcast.net

[Glenn Meyer]

A reminder anyone interested in this event. At the moment we are not selling enough tickets to stage
it, and may have to cancel if there isn't more interest. If you want to go, please visit the website
now.

Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director
Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

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Tea With Amelia Peabody: A Tribute to Elizabeth Peters

Please join the Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt for high tea
and a glimpse into the Egypt of Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson. The afternoon will begin
with a talk featuring images of the locations where Amelia’s adventures took place, some Who’s Who
among the characters of Elizabeth Peters’ novels, a traditional English tea as served by the
Emersons in England and in Egypt, plus an opportunity to be photographed with a “mummy.” Victorian,
Edwardian or Egyptian dress is encouraged, with a prize to be awarded for the best period costume.
Proceeds from this Fundraiser benefit the Chapter's free public lecture series.

Sunday, November 2nd, at 2 PM in Alameda, CA

Limited to 60 prepaid guests. Cost is $45 per person. Payment can be made by check (details at
sign-up) or through Paypal on our website.

Visit http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/contents.htm

for more details on this fundraiser event. Inquiries can be made via email to
mailto:arce-***@comcast.net

[Glenn Meyer]

Sponsored by the Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt:

If you have not yet reserved a place but would like to attend this weekend's fundraiser event /Tea
with Amelia Peabody,/ the reservation deadline is 8 PM Friday, October 31st. We must have an
accurate count for the Tea food preparation. You can reserve a place via the Chapter webpage
http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm <http://home.comcast.net/%7Ehebsed/lectures.htm>

Tea With Amelia Peabody, A Tribute To Elizabeth Peters (Dr. Barbara Mertz)

Cost $45 pre-order only (for information contact arce-***@comcast.net) Student discount available.

The tea will consist of a Victorian sandwich and cakes platter as well as tea and accompaniments per
table. Guests are encouraged to wear period dress. A prize will be awarded for the best costume.
There will be an opportunity to be photographed with "Tetisheri" as a keepsake of the event.

To reserve one of sixty places at Amelia's table via Paypal, click the DONATE!
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Ehebsed/donations.htm>button and order in multiples of $45 for each place
you wish to reserve. After Paypal has confirmed your payment you will receive a confirmation for
your order and directions to the event. To order by check, download the reservation form
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Ehebsed/Tea%20Reservation%20Form.htm> and mail your form and check made
out to ARCE-NC in increments of $45 to

ARCE-NC, 439 Buena Vista Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94061-2407.

Al Berens, President
American Research Center in Egypt
Northern California Chapter

[Glenn Meyer]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

The Case of Herakleides: A Portrait Mummy from Roman Egypt

By Dr. Lorelei H. Corcoran, professor of Egyptian art and director of the Institute of Egyptian
Art & Archaeology in the Art Department at the University of Memphis

Herakleides' mummy in the J. Paul Getty Museum is covered with a red shroud, fitted with an
impressionistic Fayum portrait, and mysteriously contains in its wrappings a mummified ibis. In a
multidisciplinary research project, Dr. Corcoran sought to discover as much as possible about
Herakleides without unwrapping his mummy. Her lecture focuses on the funerary practices,
iconographic symbols, and religious beliefs of his world--and possible explanations for the ibis.

LECTURE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, November 9, 2014
SOUK : 1:30 p.m. Come early for the chapter's
annual Souk and stock up on holiday gifts.
Location: Barrows Hall, Room 110, Barrow Lane
and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley

No charge, donations are welcomed.

For more information go to http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter
President Al Berens at ***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

[Glenn Meyer]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

The Registrars at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo: Past, Present and Future

By Dr. Janice Kamrin, Metropolitan Museum of Art


LECTURE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, December 14, 2014
SOUK: 1:30 p.m. Come early for the chapter's
annual Souk and stock up on holiday gifts.
LOCATION: Barrows Hall, Room 110, Barrow Lane
and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley

No charge, donations are welcomed.

DESCRIPTION:
To students of ancient Egyptian archaeology, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is among the wonders of
the world. Its collection of Egyptian artifacts is the standard by which all other Egyptian
collections are measured. In addition to housing the world's largest collection of Pharaonic
antiquities, the Museum is known for the many treasures of King Tutankhamen. If you've been
following the news, you are aware of the revolution-inspired challenges recently faced by the
Egyptian Museum.
Assembling all available information regarding the artifacts in the Egyptian Museum's collection and
saving it for future generations is the full time job of the Registration, Collections Management,
and Documentation Department at the Museum. Because of ARCE's sponsorship, Egypt's first Registrars
are now fully trained and able to track all of the museum's objects and records, as well as follow
up on reports of possibly looted artifacts, often resulting in their recovery.

Join us for a look "behind the scenes" at the Egyptian Museum's Registration, Collections
Management, and Documentation Department, including its recent challenges and the modern-day unsung
heroes responsible for preserving its priceless records.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dr. Janice Kamrin received her PhD in Asian and Middle Eastern Archaeology from the University of
Pennsylvania. She is Assistant Curator of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
and was Director of the ARCE-funded initial Egyptian Museum Collections Management training program
in Cairo. She has published numerous books and scholarly articles, including _Ancient Egyptian
Hieroglyphs: A Practical Guide_, "Tutankhamen's Missing Ribs" and "Eat Like an Ancient Egyptian."

For more information go to http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htmor send email to Chapter
President Al Berens at ***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

[Glenn Meyer]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

Hatshepsut: How a Woman Ascended the Throne of Ancient Egypt

By Dr. Kara Cooney
Associate Professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
UCLA

There will be an opportunity for book signing at the lecture.

LECTURE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 11, 2015
LOCATION: Barrows Hall, Room 110, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley

No charge, donations are welcomed.
For more information go to http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter
President Al Berens at ***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

[glennm]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

Hatshepsut: How a Woman Ascended the Throne of Ancient Egypt

By Dr. Kara Cooney
Associate Professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
UCLA

There will be an opportunity for book signing at the lecture.

LECTURE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 11, 2015
LOCATION: Barrows Hall, Room 110, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley

No charge, donations are welcomed.
For more information go to http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter
President Al Berens at ***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

[Glenn Meyer]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

Hatshepsut: How a Woman Ascended the Throne of Ancient Egypt

By Dr. Kara Cooney
Associate Professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
UCLA

There will be an opportunity for book signing at the lecture.

LECTURE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 11, 2015
LOCATION: Barrows Hall, Room 110, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley

No charge, donations are welcomed.
For more information go to http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter
President Al Berens at ***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

[Glenn Meyer]

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

Hatshepsut: How a Woman Ascended the Throne of Ancient Egypt

By Dr. Kara Cooney
Associate Professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
UCLA

There will be an opportunity for book signing at the lecture.

LECTURE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 11, 2015
LOCATION: Barrows Hall, Room 110, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley

No charge, donations are welcomed.
For more information go to http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter
President Al Berens at ***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

[Glenn Meyer]

NOTE THE ROOM CHANGE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, lectures will be in the Near Eastern
Studies Lounge, Room 254 Barrows Hall, until further notice.

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

The Throne of Tutankhamun

By Dr. Nicholas Reeves
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

LECTURE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 15, 2015
LOCATION: Barrows Hall, Near Eastern Studies Lounge, Room 254, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC
Berkeley

No charge, donations are welcomed.
For more information go to http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter
President Al Berens at ***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

[Glenn Meyer]

NOTE THE ROOM CHANGE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, lectures will be in the Near Eastern
Studies Lounge, Room 254 Barrows Hall, until further notice.

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

The Throne of Tutankhamun

By Dr. Nicholas Reeves
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

LECTURE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 15, 2015
LOCATION: Barrows Hall, Near Eastern Studies Lounge, Room 254, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC
Berkeley

No charge, donations are welcomed.
For more information go to http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter
President Al Berens at ***@comcast.net.

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

[Glenn Meyer]

NOTE THE ROOM CHANGE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, lectures will be in the Near Eastern
Studies Lounge, Room 254 Barrows Hall, until further notice.

The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
the following lecture:

"Tomb Robbery in Ancient Thebes: Textual and Archaeological Evidence for the Indiana Jones of the Past"

Dr. Nigel Strudwick
The University of Memphis

LECTURE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 2015
LOCATION: Barrows Hall, Near Eastern Studies Lounge, Room 254, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC
Berkeley

No charge, donations are welcomed.

ABOUT THE LECTURER: (From The University of Memphis website) Dr. Strudwick is Visiting Assistant
Professor of Art History in the Department of Art at the University of Memphis. He teaches Middle
and Late Egyptian language and offers courses on ancient Egyptian literature, history and archaeology.

He first came to Memphis, Tennessee in 2006-07 to take up the Hohenberg Chair of Excellence in Art
History and has been a visiting assistant professor since Fall 2011. Previously, he held the
position as Assistant Keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum in
London. At the British Museum he is concerned with the sculpture collection, traveling exhibitions,
and technological issues.

Research interests include the archaeology and history of Thebes, in particular the study of the
private tombs ('Tombs of the Nobles'); interdisciplinary archaeological and epigraphic fieldwork in
the private tombs; Old Kingdom administration and documentary texts; and the uses of information
technology in Egyptology

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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt

[Glenn Meyer]

Post by Glenn Meyer
NOTE THE ROOM CHANGE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, lectures will be in the Near
Eastern Studies Lounge, Room 254 Barrows Hall, until further notice.
The Northern California Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt; the Department of Near
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, are sponsoring
"Tomb Robbery in Ancient Thebes: Textual and Archaeological Evidence for the Indiana Joneses of
the Past"
Dr. Nigel Strudwick
The University of Memphis
LECTURE: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 2015
LOCATION: Barrows Hall, Near Eastern Studies Lounge, Room 254, Barrow Lane and Bancroft Way, UC
Berkeley
No charge, donations are welcomed.
ABOUT THE LECTURER: (From The University of Memphis website) Dr. Strudwick is Visiting Assistant
Professor of Art History in the Department of Art at the University of Memphis. He teaches Middle
and Late Egyptian language and offers courses on ancient Egyptian literature, history and
archaeology.
He first came to Memphis, Tennessee in 2006-07 to take up the Hohenberg Chair of Excellence in Art
History and has been a visiting assistant professor since Fall 2011. Previously, he held the
position as Assistant Keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum in
London. At the British Museum he is concerned with the sculpture collection, traveling
exhibitions, and technological issues.
Research interests include the archaeology and history of Thebes, in particular the study of the
private tombs ('Tombs of the Nobles'); interdisciplinary archaeological and epigraphic fieldwork
in the private tombs; Old Kingdom administration and documentary texts; and the uses of
information technology in Egyptology
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For more information go to http://home.comcast.net/~hebsed/lectures.htm or send email to Chapter
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Glenn Meyer
Publicity Director, Northern California Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt