Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Ancient Egypt:

The UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology

On March 25, 2006 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm five eminent Egyptologists will showcase the breadth and depth of Egyptology. John Baines (Oxford University, UK), Joris F. Borghouts (Leiden University, The Netherlands), Fayza Haikal (American University Cairo, Egypt), Janet H. Johnson (Oriental Institute, University of Chicago) and Alain Zivie (CNRS, Paris) are visiting UCLA. This public lecture program marks the official start of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology.

Place: Lenart Auditorium, Fowler Building
Free entrance, parking in Sunset parking (structure 4) for $7.00

 Program:
1:00 – 1:30    Willeke Wendrich
                        Introduction: the UCLA Encyclopedia of
                           Egyptology
1:30 – 2:00    Alain Zivie
                        The rediscovery of the New Kingdom "Nobles                            Tombs" in the Saqqara Necropolis
2:00 – 2:30    John Baines
                        How did different social groups communicate                            with one another in ancient Egypt?
2:30 - 3:00     Joris F. Borghouts
                        The evil character of Apopis: magic, ritual, and                             Book of the Dead
3:30 – 4:00    Janet Johnson
                        Philae, Nubia and Isis; Rome, Meroe and                            Christianity
4:00 – 4:30    Fayza Haikal
                        Ethno-Egyptology and Cultural Continuity in
                           Egypt
4:30 – 5:00    Brief notes by Jacco Dieleman, Willem                            Hovestreydt, Noel Schweitzer

5:00 Reception offered by the Egypt Exploration Organization Southern California and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology