Bloomsbury Summer School
Fascinated by ancient civilisations?
We offer anyone with any level of knowledge, inspiring short courses on ancient Egypt and other areas of the ancient world.
2022 Course timetable
Monday 27 June to Friday 1 July
STONE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Course Co-Directors: Dr Sarah Doherty (University of Oxford) and Mr Matt Szafran (Independent)
This course will be delivered in person only.
Monday 27 June
10:45 – 11:00
Students assemble in BSS Common Room
11:00 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address
11:30 – 13:00
1. Introduction to Stone Tools and Technologies (Doherty, Szafran)
13:00 – 14:30
Welcome Lunch in BSS Common Room (14:00 Short optional tour of UCL with the Director)
14:30 – 15:45
2. From Arrowhead to Temple: Egyptians as master masons (Doherty)
16:15 – 17:30
3. Technology in Focus: Copper and bronze tools (Szafran)
Tuesday 28 June
10:00 – 11:15
4. Practical Session: Copper chisels, predynastic palettes
11:45 – 13:00
5. Practical Session: Copper chisels, predynastic palettes
14:15 – 15:30
6. Practical Session: Copper chisels, predynastic palettes
16:00 – 17:15
7. Practical Session: Copper chisels, predynastic palettes
Wednesday 29 June
10:00 – 11:15
8. Technology in Focus: The drill (Doherty)
11:45 – 13:00
9. Stone Vessels and Pottery (Doherty)
14:15 – 15:30
10. The Soft and Hard Stone Industries: Alabaster to basalt (Szafran)
16:00 – 17:15
11. Ritual Damage of Statues (Szafran)
Thursday 30 June
10:00 – 11:15
12. Petrie Object Handling Session (Group A)
11:45 – 13:00
13. Petrie Object Handling Session (Group B)
14:15 – 15:30
14. Technology in Focus: Flint knapping (Szafran)
16:00 – 17:15
15. Experiments in Flint Cut Marks (Doherty)
Friday 1 July
10:00 – 11:15
16. British Museum Gallery Tour
11:45 – 13:00
17. Quarrying: From pyramids to talatat blocks (Doherty)
14:15 – 15:30
18. Craft Specialists: Where are the workshops? (Szafran)
16:00 – 17:15
19. The Prestige of Stone as a Material and its Particular Applications in Sculpture (Price)
17:15 – 19:00
End-of-Course Drinks and Online Social (you are welcome to invite guests)
NB: Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.