Are you currently in Year 10, 11 or 12 or a mature student interested in learning more about studying Egyptology (part of the archaeology undergraduate course) at Cambridge? Please come and join us on Tuesday 10 May, 16:00-19:00 (UK) for our virtual Egyptology masterclass!
You will have the opportunity to participate in interactive sessions on ancient Egyptian languages and archaeology with our lecture and research staff. The session will also include time to chat with current students about studying at Cambridge. Staff will also be on hand to answer questions about admissions, the Cambridge college system and our undergraduate Archaeology course which includes tracks in Egyptology, Archaeology, Assyriology and Biological Anthropology. The workshop will conclude with a virtual tour of our facilities including the Haddon Library, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the archaeological science laboratories.
| 16:00-16:05 | Welcome |
| 16:05-16:50 | Academic session #1 - "Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs and Texts" - Dr Hratch Papazian |
| 16:50-17:00 | Break |
| 17:00-17:45 | Academic session #2 - "Tutankhamun’s tomb 100 years on from discovery" - Dr Kate Spence |
| 17:45-17:55 | Break |
| 17:55-18:25 | Q&A with current students Maria Kazani, Jasmine Regan Feldman and Natasha Rai |
| 18:25-19:00 | Virtual Tour |
| FINISH |
Current Year 10, 11 and 12 students (or equivalent), mature students, parents/carers and teachers are more than welcome to attend.
The event will be held on Zoom. Please register via the folllowing link: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkcuutqT4vGNOD9lgX_uU51zOtSnXhre6a
Attendance is free, but registration is required.
This event will be held online via Zoom.
Please contact our outreach coordinator, Laure Bonner, at outreach@arch.cam.ac.uk to find out more.
