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

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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

Instructors: Teresa Moore

Date/Time:	Sat 10:00AM - 1:00PM 18 Jun 2016 to 25 Jun 2016
Building:	UC Berkeley Extension Golden Bear Center
Room:	Conference Room 2
Location:	Berkeley
Date/Time:	Sat 10:00AM - 1:00PM 9 Jul 2016
Building:	UC Berkeley Extension Golden Bear Center
Room:	Classroom 210
Location:	Berkeley
Date/Time:	Sat 10:00AM - 1:00PM 16 Jul 2016 to 30 Jul 2016
Building:	UC Berkeley Extension Golden Bear Center
Room:	Classroom 209
Location:	Berkeley

• Delivery Options: Classroom
• Number of Meetings: 6
• Instructional Hours: 18.0
• Available for Credit: 1 semester units
• Course Fee(s): Course Fee credit (1 units) $395.00

Section Materials:

(Mandatory) Tomb-Builders of the Pharaohs

Distributor: ISBN 9774242106

Publisher: American University in Cairo Press

Author: Morris Bierbrier

Copyright 1993

(Mandatory) The Complete Valley of the Kings

Distributor: ISBN 0500284032

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Author: Nicholas Reeves and Richard Wilkinson

Copyright 2008

(Optional) The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife

Distributor: ISBN 0801485150

Publisher: Ithaca: Cornell University Press

Author: Erik Hornung

Copyright 1999

(Optional) The Royal Mummies

Distributor: ISBN 071562959X

Publisher: Reprint ed by Duckworth

Author: Grafton Eliot Smith

Copyright 2000

Section Notes: 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.