The Archaeology of Animals in Ancient Egypt

  • Stephanie Woolham (Organiser)

Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research

Description

A day school organised by the Ancient Egyptian Animal Bio Bank Project, which focuses on animal mummies in their archaeological context and how imaging (photography, radiography and CT scanning) can be used to study animal mummies in museum collections and in the field. The day will comprise short seminars and practicals, in addition to keynote lectures by guest speakers Professor Emeritus Don Brothwell, University of York, specialist in zooarchaeology, palaeoimaging and palaeopathology; and Mr John Wyatt, specialist in African birds and mammals and world-leading Ornitho-Egyptologist.
Period10 May 2014
Event typeWorkshop
LocationManchester, United KingdomShow on map

Keywords

  • animal mummies
  • archaeology
  • Imaging
  • palaeopathology