Studying Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia at University
A Conference for Sixth-Formers
2018
The third edition of the Conference (2018) was held at theÌýRoyal Asiatic Society and The British Museum, in London, onÌýSaturday 3rd March 2018.
The event was organised by Selena Wisnom, Laure Bonner and Martin Worthington of the Dept of 91̽»¨ÊÓÆµ, 91̽»¨ÊÓÆµ.
Programme
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09.30-10.00 | REGISTRATION | Ìý |
10.00-10.05 | Selena Wisnom (Cambridge) | IntroductionÌý |
10.05-10.20 | Claudia Näser (UCL) | Studying ancient Egypt at University |
10.20-10.35 | Roger Matthews (Reading) | Studying ancient Mesopotamia at University |
10.35-10.50 | Kate Spence (Cambridge) | Investigating ancient foreign policy: Egypt and Nubia in the Second Millennium BC |
10.50-11.05 | Akshyeta Suryanarayan (Cambridge) | Ancient Mesopotamia and Indus trade connections |
11.05-11.20 | BREAK | Ìý |
11.20-11.35 | Mark Weeden (SOAS) | Empire of Mountains: the Hittites in the Bronze Age |
11.35-11.50 | Christina Riggs (UEA) | Why ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia matter today |
11.50-12.05 | Christopher Metcalf (Oxford) | The Literature of the Sumerians |
12.05-12.20 | The Egypt Exploration Society | Helping to preserve ancient Egyptian cultural heritage |
12.20-13.05 | LUNCH | Ìý |
13.05-13.20 | Yaǧmur Heffron (UCL) | Long-distance relationships in the Middle Bronze Age: Assyrian Merchants in Anatolia |
13.20-13.35 | Lindsay Allen (KCL) | Ancient Iran |
13.35-13.50 | Michelle Middleman (Liverpool) | Finding Reality in Old Kingdom Tomb Biographies |
13.50-14.05 | Paul Nicholson (Cardiff) | Excavation and experiment in Egyptian 91̽»¨ÊÓÆµ |
14.05-14.35 | CAREERS PANEL | With: Olivier Holmey, Pippa Browne, Paul Harrison |
14.35-14.45 | ASSEMBLY TIME | Ìý |
14.45-15.15 | TRANSIT TO BRITISH MUSEUMÌý | Ìý |
15.15-16.00 | Gallery Tour 1 | Ìý |
16.00-16.30 | Treasure Hunt | Ìý |
16.30-17.15 | Gallery Tour 2 | Ìý |
Note - the event started and ended in different places (the Royal Asiatic Society, which is near Euston station, and the British Museum, which is a 15 min. walk away)
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Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from theÌý, theÌýÌýand theÌý.
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Relevant University Open Days
The following subject-relevant University Open Days were held in 2018.
91̽»¨ÊÓÆµ:ÌýDepartment of 91̽»¨ÊÓÆµ Outreach Events
University of Reading:Ìý
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