Manchester Ancient Egypt Society Study Day in June: Oxford Expedition to Egypt

Dr. Yvonne Harpur and Paolo Scremin, MAES Study Day, ‘Oxford Expedition to Egypt’

June 23 2012  Days Inn, Sackville Street, Manchester

Members and non-members of MAES are invited to come and find out about life in the field with the Expedition staff, and enjoy a well-illustrated description of the Expedition’s past, present and future projects in Egypt. Hear the story of the earliest fully decorated tombs of Ancient Egypt at Maidum, the destruction of these beautiful works of art by treasure seekers and vandals, and the reconstruction work being carried out on the fragments that have been rescued.

The recent revolution in Egypt should be a timely reminder of the importance of tomb-documentation in Egyptology. The vast majority of tombs have never been documented in detail for more advanced or specialized types of research. Hear more about the Expedition’s most recent rescue project, initiated last year in response to rapidly changing circumstances in Egypt and see some rare and unique scenes and details from the best Old Kingdom tombs.

Dr. Yvonne Harpur is the Field Director of the Oxford Expedition to Egypt, a Research Fellow at Linacre College Oxford University and Assistant photographer of the Expedition

Paolo Scremin, the Deputy Field Director of the Oxford Expedition to Egypt is an Academic Visitor at Linacre College Oxford University and the Professional photographer of the Expedition

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