25

Jan

ARCE- Georgia: Exploring Egyptian Rock Art by Dr. Salima Ikram

Presented by: Dr. Salima Ikram

This event is free but registration is required.

  • 12 Noon – 1 PM Atlanta TimeGeorgia
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Lecture Information

This lecture introduces the rock art of Egypt’s Eastern and Western Deserts as well as some of the more remarkable examples from the Nile Valley. The majority of rock art dates from 8000 BC to 3000 BC, although petroglyphs of some sort continue on through the Coptic Christian era and beyond. Motifs include animals, humans, and images indicative of the landscape. These drawings inform us about the ancient environment and culture, as well as the different modes of engagement with and exploitation of specific areas by the ancient Egyptians.

Speaker Bio

After double majoring in history as well as Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College in the United States, Dr. Salima Ikram received her MPhil and PhD in Egyptian Archaeology from Cambridge University (UK). Now she is Distinguished Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, Extraordinary Professor at Stellenbosch University, and has worked as an archaeologist in Egypt since she was a student in 1986. Dr. Ikram has co-directed the Predynastic Gallery project and the North Kharga Oasis Survey, and has directed the Animal Mummy Project, the North Kharga Oasis Darb Ain Amur Survey, and the Amenmeses Mission of KV10 and KV63 in the Valley of the Kings.

She has also worked in Egypt, Sudan, and Turkey as an archaeozoologist. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a Research Fellow at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum, Dr. Ikram has published extensively in both scholarly and popular venues (for adults and children) on diverse subject matters, ranging from traditional Egyptological subjects to zooarchaeological topics.

Currently her research focuses on funerary customs; the changing climate of Egypt as reflected in the fauna, relying on evidence derived from pictorial, textual, archaeozoological, and climatalogical evidence; changing food sources and eating habits; rock art; and the protection, preservation, presentation, and interpretation of cultural heritage.