Annual Petrie Memorial Lecture: Dr Irene Forstner-Mueller, Tell el-Daba: Excavating the Hyksos Capital of Egypt
Event Info
Host: Friends of the Petrie Museum
Type: Education - Lecture
Time and Place
Start Time: Wednesday, 8th February 2012, 6:30 pm
End Time: Wednesday, 8th February 2012, 8:00 pm
Location: The Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre
Street: South Wing, Wilkins Main Building UCL (lift access in the South Junction)
City/Town: London
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Contact Details
Email: janpicton@ijnet.demon.co.uk
Phone: 020 7679 2369
Link: http://goo.gl/oF0iJ
Description
Tell el-Daba, 'Avaris' of the Hyksos kings who ruled Egypt in the Second Intermediate Period, claims our imagination as thoroughly as other legendary sites in Egypt. Like them, excavation has produced some amazing results: horse burials, Minoan-style frescos, Aegean jewellery, and most recently a cuneiform tablet demonstrating their international standing.
To be followed by a Reception in the Petrie Museum
Tickets GBP10 Friends of the Petrie Museum
GBP15 for other guests, GBP5 for full-time students
Please click the link above for an application form.