ARCE-PA Lecture, May 21st: Dr. Salima Ikram (American University Cairo)
Elizabeth Pluta
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt proudly presents:
Dr. Salima Ikram
The American University in Cairo
"Food Fit for Pharaohs: Food and Drink in Ancient Egypt"
Wednesday, May 21st
6:30 PM
Dr. Salima Ikram
The American University in Cairo
"Food Fit for Pharaohs: Food and Drink in Ancient Egypt"
Wednesday, May 21st
6:30 PM
Classroom 2
University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology
3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA
$5 general admission, $3 Penn Museum members/students, FREE to ARCE-PA members.
www.arce-pa.org
www.museum.upenn.edu
About the event:
Food can be said to be a driving force in forming a culture and identifying a people. This lecture deals with the raw materials available to the ancient Egyptians that could have been used as food, and focuses on what the Egyptians ate at every level of society.
Suggested Bibliography:
Ikram, S. 'Food for Eternity' two parts, KMT: A Modern Journal of
Egyptology 5.1 (24-33) and 5.2 (53-60; 75-77), 1994. Wilson, H.
Ancient Egyptian Food.
Our Speaker:
SALIMA IKRAM is Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, and has worked in Egypt since 1986. She has lived in Pakistan, the US, UK and Egypt. After obtaining her AB (History; Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology) at Bryn Mawr College (USA), she got her M. Phil. (in Museology and Egyptian Archaeology) and Ph.D. (in Egyptian archaeology) from Cambridge University. She has directed the Animal Mummy Project, co-directed the Predynastic Gallery project, and is Co-director of the North Kharga Oasis Survey. Dr. Ikram has worked on several excavations in Egypt as well as in the Sudan, Greece, and Turkey. Her primary interests are death, daily life, archaeozoology, ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology, and the preservation and presentation of cultural heritage. She has lectured on these and other subjects all over the world. Dr. Ikram has written several books (for adults and children) and articles, with subject matters ranging from mummification to the eating habits of the ancient Egyptians. She has also appeared on television.
We look forward to seeing you on the 21st!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Pluta
Vice President, Pennsylvania
Chapter
American Research
Center in Egypt
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Elizabeth Pluta
Vice President, Pennsylvania Chapter
American Research Center in Egypt
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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