Learn about Egyptian hieroglyphs from Egyptian archaeologists. The course will help students unravel the world of ancient Egyptian while studying Middle Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Duration:
3 Day Course in October 2021 starting from 07/10/2021
Mode:
Virtual Course using Zoom

Skills Gained:

• Understanding of Egyptian writing, its evolution and end

• Identification and an understanding of hieroglyphs

• Ability to discern basic hieroglyphs in texts

Recommended For:

Recommended for archaeologists, anthropologists, historians and just about anyone.

• Sonali Gupta LL.B., Ph.D. (UCLA) specializes in Archaeology and has worked for nearly a decade in Egypt, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. She is an anthropological archaeologist and has led the first international field school in India under her project “Myth and Reality in the Himalayas.” She has taught at UCLA, the National Museum, New Delhi, and her Institute of which she is the Founding Director, the Himalayan Institute of Cultural & Heritage Studies, situated in Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh. Her core area of research is cultural transmission of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. She has various projects in collaboration with Flinders University, Institute of Field Research, University of Delhi and, the Archaeological Survey of India
• Amr Shahat, Ph.D. (UCLA) specializes in Egyptian archaeology and archaeobotany. He completed his masters in Egyptology from the University of Memphis. He has wide experience in excavations in Egypt particularly in the Theban tombs at Luxor., Karnak temple and the Fayum.