2012 Speaker Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, all events are held at 1:30 p.m. at Bowers Museum, Norma Kershaw Auditorium, Santa Ana, California (map). Parking is $6.00 in the Museum lot. Please check this page frequently, as our schedule is subject to change.

Dr. Greg Thomas, MD, Drs. Linda and Jim Sutherland and Dr. Ben Harer, MD
Mini Medical Seminar, Part I:
"Staying Alive: Wellness, Disease & Medical Care in Ancient Egypt" 

Sponsored by Donna Breker.

Dr. Eugene Cruz-Uribe, Professor Emeritus with the Department of History at Northern Arizona University
"Seth, the Evil God of Power and Might"

Sponsored by Lauralee Barton and Bette Quinn.

For the last ten years, Dr. Cruz-Uribe has been recording and translating Ancient Egyptian graffiti for what they reveal about personal piety, late-period religious practices and pilgrimage. In July 2008, he became the editor of the Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, the principal journal for Egyptology research in the U.S.  

Dr. Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
"Life & Death in the Pyramid Age: The Old Kingdom Mummy at Emory University"

Sponsored by Virginia and Conrad Barrett.

Dr. Melinda Hartwig, Associate Professor, Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Art & Archaeology, Georgia State University
"The Art of Interior Design for the Afterlife: The Private Tomb of Menna on the West Bank of Luxor"

Scenes from the tomb of Menna appear frequently in artwork; they are almost iconic examples of idyllic ancient life. This lecture provides an opportunity to study these paintings through the eyes of an expert, and with fresh insight.

Dr. Renee Friedman, Director, Hierakonpolis Expedition, Heagy Research Curator, Dept. of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, British Museum, London
"There's a Hippopotamus in My Cemetery!"

Sponsored by Steve and Karen Schultz.

For the past fourteen years, the Hierakonpolis team has explored more areas of their site, including new plots in within the predynastic cemetery.  Almost every year, they find burials of exotic animals, like giraffes and elephants. It is unclear if these were part of an ancient zoo, whether these animals were revered as being imbued with magical powers or ??? Hierakonapolis always delights, and Dr. Renee Friedman has a fun way of presenting her material. The ARCEOC tour visited her on site in 2010.

Please note this lecture is not on the normal Saturday but is on Sunday.

Dr. Elaine Sullivan, UCLA Experimental Technologies Center
"Now in 3D: An Armchair Visit to One of Ancient Egypt's Most Important Cemeteries"

The newest generation of Egyptologists is deploying high-tech tools to help explain spatial relationships of monuments and buildings. They can virtually rebuild missing walls and soar over rows of tomb mastabas. If you’re not able to go to Egypt this year and slog through the sand in person, come enjoy this virtual trip.

Dr. Miguel A. Sanchez, Chief of Pathology at Englewood Hospital, Medical Center
Anne Austin, UCLA PhD candidate
“Controversies in Egyptian Paleopathology: Who Died of What? A Second Opinion”

A great many mummies and medical texts were discovered in the 1800s and 1900s, before medical science had advanced to where it is now. It figures that some early “diagnoses” of mummies were best guesses, but once these things are written into history, they often go unquestioned. Now, with many new tests that can be applied, some modern physicians are issuing new diagnoses for their long-dead patients. Come learn about this retro application of CSI from an expert physician.

Dr. Suzanne Onstine, Assistant Professor, Dept. of History, University of Memphis
"Death Along the Nile: Uncovering the Secrets of Egypt's Lost Tombs"

Sponsored by Wendy Oliver.

Dr. Joseph Wegner, Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania; Associate Curator in the Egyptian Section of the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
"What Do a Mystery Tomb, a King's Pyramid and the Mayor's House Have in Common?"

Sponsored by Clinton and Carol Owen.

This lecture is about mysterious tombs, the mayor's house and the pyramid of King Senwoseret III in South Abydos.

Dr. Hourig Sourouzian, Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project
"The Colossi of Memnon: An Update on the World-Famous Site on the West Bank of Luxor, Egypt - New Finds and Discoveries"

Sponsored by Lynn Bishop.

Dr, Sourouzian is one of the world’s leading authorities on Egyptian royal statuary. Her lecture will provide an update on the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III Project at the Colossi of Memnon in Luxor.

A Special Celebration to Mark the 90th Birthday of the Discovery of King Tut's Tomb

Eric Wells, PhD candidate, UCLA, and Robert Newman, Esq., Vice President of the Pharaoh Hound Club of America, Santa Ana
"King Tut: A Boy and His Dog"

Don't miss this very special opportunity to meet a live Pharaoh Hound, a descendant of King Tut's canine companion, and learn about the breed's place in Egyptian history, art and rituals.

Dr. Emily Teeter, Egyptologist, Research Associate, and Coordinator of Special Exhibits, Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago
"Religious Cults, Rituals and Beliefs in the Lives of Everyday Ancient Egyptians"

Sponsored by Richard L. Cook