Bloomsbury Summer School

Fascinated by ancient civilisations?

Monday 28 June to Friday 2 July
This is a 5-day summer course that will be held online only.

Course Director: Prof. Aidan Dodson (University of Bristol)

This course will be delivered online via the video communication platform Zoom (details provided upon enrolment).

11:00* – 11:30**
Participants login to Zoom*; BSS Director’s Welcome Address

11:30 – 13:00
1. Genesis

14:00 – 15:15
2. The Second Dynasty

15:45 – 17:15
3. The Third Dynasty

10:00* – 11:15
4. The Fourth Dynasty

11:45 – 13:00
5. The Fifth and Sixth Dynasties

14:15 – 15:30
6. First Intermediate Period to Amenemhat II

16:00 – 17:15
7. Senwosret II to Amenemhat III

10:00* – 11:15
8. The Thirteenth to Sixteenth Dynasties

11:45 – 13:00
9. The Seventeenth Dynasty to Thutmose II

14:15 – 15:30
10. Hatshepsut

16:00 – 17:15
11. Thutmose III to Amenhotep III

10:00* – 11:30
12. The Amarna Period

12:00 – 13:00
13. Horemheb and Rameses I

14:15 – 15:15
14. Sethy I

15:45 – 17:15
15. Merenptah to Tawosret

10:00* – 11:30
16. The Twentieth Dynasty

12:00 – 13:00
17. The Royal Caches

14:15 – 15:30
18. The Twenty-First and Twenty-Second Dynasties

16:00 – 17:15
19. The Twenty-Fifth Dynasty and Later

7:15 – 18:30
End-of-Course Drinks and Online BSS Social (guests welcome)

* Zoom waiting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start.
** All times are GMT+1 / British Summer Time (BST).

Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.