Photos by James Kellie
Summer School 2012 - programme at a glance
Exploring the Ancient World
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Monday 25 to Friday 29 June
WARFARE UNDER THE PHARAOHS: FROM NARMER TO AUGUSTUS
Course Director: George Hart
One of BSS’s most popular course directors teaching a fascinating course requested by many.
Monday 25 to Friday 29 June
VOICES FROM ANCIENT IRAQ: LIFE IN MESOPOTAMIA
(AS REVEALED BY THE TEXTS)
Joining us from the British Museum, Jonathan Taylor will bring Ancient Iraq to life.
Monday 2 to Friday 6 July
DAILY LIFE RITUALS IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Course Director: Stephen Harvey and Jan Picton
A course on ancient Egyptian religion that offers so much more than priests, temples and tombs.
Monday 2 to Friday 6 July
HIEROGLYPHS FOR BEGINNERS
Course Director: José-R. Pérez-Accino
Back by popular demand, our Beginners Hieroglyphs course is second to none.
Monday 9 to Friday 13 July
AKHENATEN, NEFERTITI AND THE PEOPLE THEY RULED
Course Director: Barry Kemp
If you’re looking for a course on the Amarna Period, then there can be no better teacher than Professor Barry Kemp.
Monday 9 to Friday 13 July
READING HIEROGLYPHS: A JOURNEY WITH SINUHE
Course Director: José-R. Pérez-Accino
A hieroglyphs course to help you progress further with your reading of ancient Egyptian literature.
BSS in Egypt
