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Chapter Events

2008 Chapter Events

September 2008

LECTURE: The Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project
Friday, September 5, 2008 , 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Hourig Sourouzian and Dr. Rainer Stadelmann
Chapter: North Texas

LECTURE: The Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project
Sunday, September 7, 2:00 p.m.

Dr. Hourig Sourouzian and Dr. Rainer Stadelmann
Chapter: Pennsylvania

LECTURE: Living and Dying in the Boondocks: An Update on the El Hibeth Excavations, Middle East
Saturday, September 13, 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Carol Redmount, University of California, Berkeley
Chapter: Orange County, California

LECTURE: Water Clocks and the Concept of Time in Ancient Egypt
Saturday, September 20, 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Melissa Dowling, Southern Methodist University
Chapter: North Texas

October 2008

LECTURE: From the Valley of the Kings to Philae - Ancient and Modern Pilgrimages
Thursday, October 7, 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Eugene Cruz-Uribe, Professor of History at Northern Arizona University
Chapter: Arizona

LECTURE: Grave Robbing and Islamic Law in Medieval Egypt
Thursday, October 16, 6:30 p.m.

Nicholas Harris, University of Pennsylvania
Chapter: Pennsylvania

LECTURE: Dying in Ancient Egypt
Friday, October 17, 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Emily Teeter, The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
Chapter: North Texas

LECTURE: Tawaret, "The Great One"
Friday, October 17, 6:30 p.m.

Christianne Henry, Egyptologist, Head of the Research Library at the Walters Art Museum
Chapter: Washington, D.C.

SATURDAY SEMINAR: Architecture of Ancient Egypt
Saturday, October 18, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Dr. Emily Teeter, The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
Chapter: North Texas

LECTURE: Remembering the Ancestors: New Discoveries at Hierakonpolis
Saturday, October 25, 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Renee Friedman
Chapter: Orange County, California

LECTURE: Excavations at Hierakonpolis
Sunday, October 26, 2:30 p.m.

Dr. Renee Friedman
Chapter: Northern California

LECTURE: Remembering the Ancestors - New Discoveries at Hierakonpolis
Wednesday, October 29, 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Renee Friedman
Chapter: Oregon

November 2008

LECTURE: Why We Care About King Tut: Gold, Death & Race
Saturday, November 8, 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Kara Cooney, Getty Research Institute and The History Channel
Chapter:North Texas

LECTURE: The Amduat and Its Relationship to the Architecture of Early 18th Dynasty Tombs
Sunday, November 16, 2:30 p.m.

Barbara Richter, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Berkeley
Chapter: Northern California

LECTURE: Some Theological Notes on the Hibis Temple
Friday, November 21, 6:30 p.m.

Fatma Ismail, PhD student in Egyptology, Johns Hopkins University
Chapter: Washington, D.C.

LECTURE: Building the Pyramids at Giza
Saturday, November 22, 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Craig Smith
Chapter:Orange County, California

December 2008

LECTURE: "The Islands of the Blessed," a Brief History of Occupation of Dakhleh and Kharga Oases from the Neolithic through the Byzantine Era
Friday, December 5, 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Craig Boyer, Member ARCE-DC Board of Directors
Chapter: Washigton, D.C.

LECTURE: Horses & Chariots in Ancient Egypt
Sunday, December 7, 2:30 p.m.

Kathy Hansen, Independent Scholar
Chapter: Northern California

LECTURE: Field Report on the Valley of the Kings Expedition
Sunday, December 28, 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Donald Ryan, Pacific Lutheran University
Chapter:Orange County, California

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