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Monday, May 16, 2016

Summer Course - Horizons of Eternity: The Theban Royal Necropoleis | UC Berkeley Extension

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Horizons of Eternity: The Theban Royal Necropoleis ANTHRO X406






Course Description

Gain an understanding of the royal cemeteries of ancient Thebes, located on the west bank of the Nile opposite the modern town of Luxor. Beginning with the ancestral tombs of the Eleventh Dynasty, trace the developments that culminated—during the New Kingdom (ca. 1550–1070 BCE)—in the architectural and artistic marvels of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. Study the evolution of tomb design, survey the texts and representations intended to ensure a glorious afterlife for the king and his family members, and meet the artisans responsible for the excavation and decoration of royal sepulchres. You also follow the footsteps of early explorers and conclude with a look at recent archaeological discoveries.

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ANTHRO X406 - 001 Horizons of Eternity: The Theban Royal Necropoleis

2016-2017 - Summer 2016
Teresa Moore
Sat 10:00AM - 1:00PM
18 Jun 2016 to 25 Jun 2016
UC Berkeley Extension Golden Bear Center
Conference Room 2
Berkeley
Sat 10:00AM - 1:00PM
9 Jul 2016
UC Berkeley Extension Golden Bear Center
Classroom 210
Berkeley
Sat 10:00AM - 1:00PM
16 Jul 2016 to 30 Jul 2016
UC Berkeley Extension Golden Bear Center
Classroom 209
Berkeley
  • Classroom
  • 6
  • 18.0
  • 1 semester units
  • Course Fee credit (1 units) $395.00

(Mandatory) Tomb-Builders of the Pharaohs
ISBN 9774242106
American University in Cairo Press
Morris Bierbrier
Copyright 1993
(Mandatory) The Complete Valley of the Kings
ISBN 0500284032
Thames & Hudson
Nicholas Reeves and Richard Wilkinson
Copyright 2008
(Optional) The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife
ISBN 0801485150
Ithaca: Cornell University Press
Erik Hornung
Copyright 1999
(Optional) The Royal Mummies
ISBN 071562959X
Reprint ed by Duckworth
Grafton Eliot Smith
Copyright 2000





No class meeting July 2. 

Teresa Moore

Teresa Moore, Ph.D., teaches UC Berkeley Extension courses in ancient-Egyptian history, language and culture, along with additional topics related to the ancient Near East. She has taught ancient-Egyptian language at UC Berkeley and received fellowships for research in Egypt.

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