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 Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject: "Ancient Egypt and Nubia: Golden Kingdoms on the Nile" - Sym |
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ANCIENT EGYPT AND NUBIA: GOLDEN KINGDOMS ON THE NILE
34th Annual Symposium of The Society for the Study of Egyptian
Antiquities
Nubia and Egypt, two great kingdoms "alike in dignity", grew and
flourished side by side along the banks of the Nile. For over 5000
years they contended for supremacy in north-east Africa and produced
some of the most stunning art and architecture in history. This
November, join a panel of international scholars as they follow the
tangled threads of competition and dominance that make up the complex
relationship between these magnificent civilizations.
""Ancient Egypt and Nubia: Golden Kingdoms on the Nile" will take
place November 1st at The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Confirmed
speakers include Dr. Krzysztof Grzymski, curator of World
Civilizations at the Royal Ontario Msuem and recent excavator of the
ancient Nubian capital of Meroe, Prof. David O’Connor of the
University of Pennsylvania, author of Ancient Nubia: Egypt’s Rival in
Africa; Prof. Stuart Tyson Smith of the University of California at
Santa Barbara, excavator of Tombos in Nubia and author of numerous
books and articles on Sudan; Prof. Mariam Ayad of the Institute of
Egyptian Art & Archaeology at the University of Memphis, author of
"God>s Wife, God>s Servant", a study of the Egyptian High Priestesses;
Prof. Jean Revez of Université du Québec à Montréal, an expert on
rituals for the transmission of royal power in Egypt and Nubia; and
Prof. Ronald J Leprohon of the University of Toronto.
The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities was founded in 1969
as a not-for-profit to encourage the study of Egypt and Nubia. It has
chapters in 3 Canadian cities (Montreal, Calgary, Toronto) and its
head office publishes a scholarly journal, offers scholarships and
grants to students, sponsors excavations in the field, and each year
organizes a Symposium in association with The Royal Ontario Museum.
$95 (online $90) ; Royal Ontario Museum and Society for the Study of
Egyptian Antiquities members $85 (online $80); Students with valid ID
$45 (online $40): Cost does not include lunch.
To register: Do it by phone at 416.586.5797; by email:
programs@rom.on.ca or do it online at the ROM Programs page to get the
online discount. Go to www.rom.on.ca and search for keyword "Nubia" |
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