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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 4 to Friday 8 July
TUTANKHAMUN: HIS LIFE AND AFTERLIVES
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Course Director: Prof. Aidan Dodson (University of Bristol)
Monday 4 July
10:45* – 11:00
Students assemble in BSS Common Room or login to Zoom*
11:00 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address
11:30 – 13:00
1. The 18th Dynasty
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. Amarna Sunrise (1)
16:15 – 17:30
3. Amarna Sunrise (2)
Tuesday 5 July
10:00 – 11:15
4. The Ancestry of Tutankhamun
11:45 – 13:00
5. Living Image of Aten
14:15 – 15:30
6. Living Image of Amun (1)
16:00 – 17:15
7. Living Image of Amun (2)
Wednesday 6 July
10:00 – 11:15
8. Foreign Policy During the Late 18th Dynasty
11:45 – 13:00
9. The Death of Tutankhamun and the Reign of Ay
14:15 – 15:30
10. The Reign of Horemheb
16:00 – 17:15
11. The Trials and Tribulations of Tutankhamun’s Mummy (Prof. Salima Ikram, American University in Cairo)
Thursday 7 July
10:00 – 11:15
12. Royal Tombs of the 18th Dynasty
11:45 – 13:00
13. The Memorial Temple and Tomb of Tutankhamun
14:15 – 15:30
14. Tutankhamun at the British Museum
16:00 – 17:15
15. Visit to the British Museum (In person only)
Friday 8 July
10:00 – 11:15
16. The Tomb of Tutankhamun in Context
11:45 – 13:00
17. The Resurrection of Tutankhamun (1)
14:15 – 15:30
18. The Resurrection of Tutankhamun (2)
16:00 – 17:15
19. Howard Carter
17:15 – 18:30
End-of-Course Drinks and Online Social (you are welcome to invite guests)
* All times are London UK time; Zoom waiting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start.
NB: Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.