Studying Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia at University
A Conference for Sixth-Formers
2017
The second edition of the Conference (2017) was held at the Royal Asiatic Society and The British Museum, in London, on Saturday 4th March 2017.
The event was organised by Martin Worthington and Laure Bonner of the Dept of Archaeology, University of Cambridge. Laure Bonner acted as event manager.
The event was attended by 59 students, parents and teachers.
Feedback
Of the 29 respondents to the evaluation questionnaire, 6 rated the event as 'good' and 23 as 'fantastic'.
Respondents' comments included:
"Excellent overview of the subject. Lots of material for my son to think about and ideas for further exploration and reading"
"Short lectures, very accessible and inspiring"
"Really had a taster into what the courses would entail"
"Very useful chats with current students"
"Loved today, thanks for the opportunity to learn more"
Programme
Download provisional programme here
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 09.30-10.00 | REGISTRATION | |
| 10.00-10.05 | Martin Worthington, University of Cambridge | Welcome and Introduction |
| 10.05-10.20 | Alice Stevenson, UCL | Metal and Society in Predynastic Egypt |
| 10.20-10.35 | Yulia Chmelenko, University of Birmingham | The Sacred Tree in Ancient Assyria and Adjacent Cultures |
| 10.35-10.50 | Hratch Papazian, University of Cambridge | Ancient Egypt (re-)animated |
| 10.50-11.05 | Yağmur Heffron, UCL | Mesopotamia: A History in Mud |
| 11.05-11.20 | BREAK | |
| 11.20-11.35 | Paul Nicholson, University of Cardiff | Excavation and Experiment in Egyptian Archaeology: the Case of Akhenaten's Glass |
| 11.35-11.50 | Monica Palmero Fernandez, University of Reading | The Sumerians and the Royal Cemetery of Ur |
| 11.50-12.05 | Gemma Wood, Swansea University | Egypt's First Ladies - the importance of royal women in ancient Egypt |
| 12.05-12.20 | Selena Wisnom, University of Oxford | Will the far right triumph in France? Asking the entrails |
| 12.20-13.05 | LUNCH | |
| 13.05-13.20 | Violaine Chauvet, University of Liverpool | The Decoration of Private Tombs as Reflection of Social and Cultural Values |
| 13.20-13.35 | Magnus Widell, University of Liverpool | Assyriology: Everything you always wanted to know |
| 13.35-13.50 | Andreas Winkler, University of Oxford | Egyptian Divination |
| 13.50-14.05 | Kathryn Stevens, Durham University | Graeco-Babyloniaca |
| 14.05-14.30 | CAREERS PANEL | Various |
| 14.30-15.00 | TRANSIT TO BRITISH MUSEUM | |
| 15.00-15.45 | Gallery Tour 1 | |
| 15.45-16.15 | Treasure Hunt | |
| 16.15-17.00 | Gallery Tour 2 | |
Note - the event starts and ends in different places (the Royal Asiatic Society, which is near Euston station, and the British Museum, which is a 15 min. walk away)
Relevant University Open Days
For those who cannot come to London on March 4th, here are the dates of relevant Open Days and other events:
Cambridge:
Egypt and Mesopotamia are represented at Open Days and other events run by the Department of Archaeology. Contact person: Martin Worthington.
Cardiff:
2017 Open Days
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/open-days-visits
Liverpool:
2017 Open Days
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/open-days-and-visits/
Virtual Open Day
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/open-days-and-visits/virtual-open-day/
Oxford:
2017 Open Days
http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate/admissions.html
Course information:
http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/eanes/undergrad.html
Reading:
2017 Open Days
https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/visiting-and-open-days/opendays.aspx
Swansea:
2017 Open Days: 17th June, 14th October, 28th October. Contact person for Egyptology: Evelien Bracke.
UCL:
2017 Open Days: Friday 30th June, Saturday 1st July, Saturday 9th September. Contact person for Egyptology: Alice Stevenson.
