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Exploring Egyptian Rock Art
This lecture introduces the rock art of Egypt’s Eastern and Western Deserts as well as some of the more remarkable examples from the Nile Valley. The majority of rock art dates from 8000 BC to 3000 BC, although petroglyphs of some sort continue on through the Coptic Christian era and beyond. Motifs include animals, humans, and images indicative of the landscape. These drawings inform us about the ancient environment and culture, as well as the different modes of engagement with and exploitation of specific areas by the ancient Egyptians.
Dr Salima Ikram is Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, and has worked in Egypt since 1986. She has lived in Pakistan, the US, UK and Egypt. After double majoring in History as well as Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College (USA), she received her M. Phil. (in Museology and Egyptian Archaeology) and Ph.D. (in Egyptian archaeology) from Cambridge University. She has directed the Animal Mummy Project, co-directed the Predynastic Gallery project, the North Kharga Oasis Survey, and is currently Director of the North Kharga Darb Ain Amur Survey as well as the Amenmeses Project-KV10/KV663. Dr. Ikram has worked on several excavations in Egypt as well as in the Sudan, Greece, and Turkey. Her primary research interests are death, daily life in all periods in Egypt, archaeozoology, rock art, experimental archaeology, and the preservation and presentation of cultural heritage. She has lectured on these and other subjects all over the world. Dr. Ikram has written several books (for adults and children) and articles, with subject matters ranging from mummification to the eating habits of the ancient Egyptians. She has also appeared on television.
Entry: £5 members, £7 non-members