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This fall, speakers will describe new insights to the human history of the Nile Valley, Nile Delta, and the Sinai. Topics include marine archaeology, satellite remote sensing, discovery of ancient quarries and mines, paleogeography, and the most recent excavations in the Sinai and Nile Delta regions. Lectures are free and open to the public, and include:
September 9, 2008 - 7 pm
"Ancient Cities Submerged Off Egypt: Exploration and Discovery"
Jean Daniel Stanley, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Todd M. Beamer Student Center, Phelps Room (campus map)
Monday, October 6th -7:00 PM
"The Application of Satellite Imagery to Archaeological Research"
Sarah Parcak, Univeristy of Alabama-Birmingham
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"Mining Operations in Sinai in Pharaonic Times"
Greg Mumford - University of Alabama-Birmingham
Blanchard Hall, Room 339 (campus map)
November 3, 2008 - 7 pm
"Moses Slept Here - A Critical Review of Popular Exodus Theories"
Stephen O. Moshier, Wheaton College, and James K. Hoffmeier, Trinity International University
Blanchard Hall, Room 339 (campus map)
November 10, 2008 - 7 pm
"Some Applications of Geologic Science in Ancient Egyptian Archaeology"
James A. Harrell, University of Toledo
Blanchard Hall, Room 339
(campus map)
November 17, 2008 - 7 pm
"New Insights into the Geography of the Exodus: Reports from Excavations in the Eastern Delta and Northwest Sinai"
James K. Hoffmeier, Trinity International University, and Stephen O. Moshier, Wheaton College
Blanchard Hall, Room 339 (campus map)
December 1, 2008 - 7 pm
"Paleolithic Occupation of the Sinai"
Jim Phillips, Field Museum of Natural History
Todd M. Beamer Student Center, Phelps Room (campus map)
For more information, visit the Biblical and Theological Studies website.
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