Bloomsbury Summer School (text)

Bloomsbury Summer School

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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.