Join us for an engaging day dedicated to Pre- and Early Dynastic Egypt at Swansea University! Featuring esteemed international scholars and specialists from Swansea, this event will showcase the latest fieldwork discoveries and delve into how our collections at the Egypt Centre contribute to important new research on early polities, Nubian communities, and advances in metallurgy during this period of political and social transformation. There will also be talks on the scientific analysis of ancient vessel contents from Swansea, as well as new results that allow us to distinguish authentic prehistoric artefacts from modern forgeries in our collection. Don’t miss hands-on handling sessions with unpublished materials. Participation is free, both in-person and online. We look forward to welcoming you to Swansea for a day of exploration and discovery!
This event is organised by the OLCAP Research Group in collaboration with the Egypt Centre.
Christian Knoblauch, Ken Griffin, Meg Gundlach
When and Where
This event will take place on Saturday 07 June (c. 10am–4.30pm) in the Taliesin Mall Room, Singleton Campus, Swansea University. It will also be streamed online (via Zoom) for participants who cannot join us in-person. Registration for this free event is required for all attendees.
In-person Attendance:
If you would like to attend in-person (limited to 60 people), please email christian.knoblauch@swansea.ac.uk
Online Attendance:
If you would like to attend remotely (Zoom), please register via the following link: https://swanseauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/N-hHwsJPRKGvOac353sg-g
Programme
9:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:10 Introduction
10:10-10:40 Meg Gundlach (The Egypt Centre, Swansea University): Early Egypt in the Egypt Centre and Harrogate Collections
10:40-11:10 (Keynote Lecture) Christiana Köhler (University of Vienna): Meret-Neith, Queen of the Nile. Recent excavations of a 1st Dynasty royal tomb at Abydos
11:10-11:30 Comfort break
11:30-12:00 Christian Knoblauch (Swansea University) and Laurel Bestock (Brown): A New Funerary Temple of King Narmer at Abydos?
12:00-12:30 Renee Friedman (Hierakonpolis Expedition, Oxford): The Fort at Hierakonpolis: Above and Below Ground
12:30-1:00 Maria Carmela Gatto (Polish Academy of Sciences): The Early Nubian Cemetery at Armant. New Research Drawing on Objects from the Egypt Centre
1:00-2:00 Lunch break and object handing session
2:00-2:30 Courtney Lyons (Freelance Conservator), Ken Griffin (The Egypt Centre, Swansea University), Christian Knoblauch (Swansea University): Pigment Analysis and Authentication of Predynastic Vessels in the Egypt Centre and Harrogate Collections. A Multi-Analytical Approach
2:30-3:00 Lisa Mawdsley (Australian Institute of Archaeology): AB98 from Tarkhan: Or the Mystery of the Pig Fat in a Jar.
3:00-3:15 Aron O’Shea (Cardiff University): Content Analysis of a Cylindrical Vessel from Tarkhan in the Egypt Centre
3:15-3:30 Comfort break
3:30-4:00 Martin Odler (Newcastle University): Prehistoric Metallurgy: New Research Drawing on Objects from the Egypt Centre
4:00-4:30 Joanne Rowland (University of Edinburgh) & Joris van Wetering (Freelance): “Naqada” Objects at Swansea and Provenance Studies. The Impact of the Antiquities Market on Museum Objects from Nubt
