Studying Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia at University
A Conference for Sixth-Formers
2018
The third edition of the Conference (2018) was held at the Royal Asiatic Society and The British Museum, in London, on Saturday 3rd March 2018.
The event was organised by Selena Wisnom, Laure Bonner and Martin Worthington of the Dept of Archaeology, University of Cambridge.
Programme
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 09.30-10.00 | REGISTRATION | |
| 10.00-10.05 | Selena Wisnom (Cambridge) | Introduction |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Archaeology |
| 14.05-14.35 | CAREERS PANEL | With: Olivier Holmey, Pippa Browne, Paul Harrison |
| 14.35-14.45 | ASSEMBLY TIME | |
| 14.45-15.15 | TRANSIT TO BRITISH MUSEUM | |
| 15.15-16.00 | Gallery Tour 1 | |
| 16.00-16.30 | Treasure Hunt | |
| 16.30-17.15 | Gallery Tour 2 |
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)
Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the British Institute for the Study of Iraq, the Egypt Exploration Society and the Royal Asiatic Society.
Relevant University Open Days
The following subject-relevant University Open Days were held in 2018.
University of Cambridge: Department of Archaeology Outreach Events
University of Reading: http://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/visiting-and-open-days/opendays.aspx
The event was made possible through the support of:
