Transcending Eternity: The Centennial Tutankhamun Conference

The conference will feature 17 presentations focused on interpreting the significance and impact of a discovery that is considered the greatest of its kind in archeological history.

Date: November 4, 2022	Conference Schedule
5:00 PM	Registration
6:00PM-7:15PM	Dr. Zahi Hawass: Keynote Speech Tutankhamun: Family, Death, and the Valley of the Kings After Howard Carter
Date: November 5, 2022	Conference Schedule
8:30AM	Registration
Discovery of the Tomb	Moderator: Dr. Salima Ikram
9:30 AM- 10:30 AM	Lord George Carnarvon and Lady Fiona Carnarvon Visitor to an Antique Land – Treasure and the discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb
10:30AM-11:00 AM	COFFEE BREAK
11:00AM-11:30AM	Dr. Francisco Bosch-Puche The Tutankhamun Archive in the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford: Past, Present, and Future
11:30AM-12:00PM	Dr. Marianne Eaton-Krauss Tutankhamun’s “Treasure,” 1922-2022
12:00PM-1:30PM	LUNCH BREAK (Separate)
Tutankhamun’s Mummy & Mummification	Moderator: Dr. Louise Bertini
1:30 PM-2:00 PM	Dr. Salima Ikram The Trials and Tribulations of Tutankhamun’s Mummy
How the CT Unveiled The Hidden Secrets of Tutankhamun	Moderator: Dr. Ashraf Selim
2:00PM-2:15PM	Dr. Ashraf Selim Tutankhamun. How Computed Tomography (CT) unveiled his secrets
2:15PM-2:30PM	Dr. Sahar Saleem Tutankhamun and his Daughters
2:30PM-2:45PM	Dr. Frank Rühli Biomedical investigations of the mummy of Tutankhamun: Current knowledge and potential future perspectives
2:45PM-3:00PM	Dr. Yehia Gad Genotyping Some Members of the Late 18th Dynasty
3:00PM-3:45PM	Discussion
3:45 PM-4:00PM	COFFEE BREAK
ARCHAEOMETRY Part 1	Moderator: Dr. Louise Bertini
4:00PM- 4:30PM	Dr. Jeanne Marie Teutonico Conservation and Management of the Tomb of Tutankhamen: Challenges and Opportunities
4:30PM-5:00PM	Dr. Adam Lowe Documentation and Preservation – Tutankhamun’s tomb one hundred years ago, now and in one hundred years’ time
Date: November 6, 2022	Conference Schedule
8:30 AM	Registration
ARCHAEOMETRY PART 2	Moderator: Dr. Fatma Ismail
9:00AM-9:30AM	Dr. Katja Borschat Glass Inlays from Tutankhamun’s Tomb
9:30AM-10:00AM	Dr. Christian Eckmann Tutankhamun’s Goldsheet Appliqués – Design, Function and Technology
10:00AM-10:30AM	Dr. Andre Veldmeijer Tutankhamun’s Leather: Decayed Grandeur
10:30AM-11:00AM	COFFEE BREAK
Art	Moderator: Dr. W. Raymond  Johnson
11:00AM-11:30AM	Dr. Hourig Sourouzian Tutankhamun and the jackal
11:30AM-12:00PM	Dr. Regine Schulz Aspects of the pictorial programme on the jewelry of Tutankhamun’s mummy
12:00PM-2:00PM	LUNCH BREAK (Separate)
GENEALOGY, ADMINISTRATION, & REUSE	Moderator: Dr. Yasmin El Shazly
2:00PM-2:30PM	Dr. W. Raymond Johnson Newly Identified and Joined Amarna Talatat Reliefs Depicting Prince Tutankhaten and Kiya; Was Kiya Tutankhaten’s Mother?  Delivered by: Dr. Christian Bayer
2:30PM-3:00PM	Dr. Nozomu Kawai Some Remarks on Tutankhamun’s Officialdom
3:00PM-3:30PM	Dr. Nicholas Reeves Aspects of Reuse in the Tomb of Tutankhamun
3:30PM-4:00PM	COFFEE BREAK
COMPLETE/INCOMPLETE COLLECTION	Moderator: Dr.Yasmin El Shazly
4:00PM-4:30PM	Dr. Marc Gabolde Tale of Some Missing Jewelry from Tutankhamun’s Tomb Recently Located
4:30PM-5:00PM	Dr. Al-Tayyeb Abbas The Tutankhamun Gallery at the Grand Egyptian Museum
5:00PM	CLOSING REMARKS

Located on the banks of the nile, the Sonesta St. George Hotel in Luxor is well-recognized for hosting successful and innovative indoor and outdoor corporate and social events.

The Centennial Tutankhamun Conference will take place at the hotel starting the 4th of November at 6:45 PM and will end on the 6th of November at 3:00 PM. 

Below are other accommodation options:

• Sonesta St. George Hotel
• Steigenberger Nile Palace
• Pavillon Winter Luxor
• Aracan Eatabe Luxor

**ARCE does not have a room block or discount. Reservations must be made directly with the hotel.

ARCE Events and Conferences Procedures:

• Attendees are requested to wear their masks during indoor events and conferences. 
• Attendees are encouraged to utilise hand-sanitiser units located in the conference venue. 
• Attendees are requested to self-isolate if experienced any COVID symptoms.

Egypt Airport COVID-19 Procedures:

• Temperature checks are in place at airports in Egypt. Travelers are required to wear a face mask at all times in the airport terminal.
• Passengers are also asked to maintain a safe distance between themselves and others, especially when boarding and disembarking the aircraft.
• The airport has set up hand sanitizing stations. Visitors should wash their hands or make use of the alcohol-based hand gel at regular intervals.
• At the airport passengers arriving from overseas maybe asked to present the medical certificate, public health card/Egypt Health Declaration Form, and proof of valid health insurance.

COVID-19 Testing in Egypt:

• PCR and/or antigen tests are available for foreign citizens in Egypt at several private testing centers and the Central Public Health Lab.
• Most test providers offer 48-hour turnaround. Faster service is possible at an extra cost.
• Different testing options in Egypt:
  • You can find a list of medical providers that U.S citizens in Egypt have used in the past through the US Embassy in Cairo here
  • Private companies that offer PCR tests as well:
    • Prime Speed Medical 
    • Al Mokhtabar labs  hotline: 19014
• PCR Tests in Luxor:
  • Al Mokhtabar labs hotline: 19014

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This portal is the first passenger PCR testing portal for Egypt, where you can:

• Easily locate certified government approved laboratories and healthcare providers to get PCR tests done easily and quickly in Egypt and in other parts of the world.
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• John’s Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center
• Worldometer
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