The Power of Antiquity in the Making of Modern Egypt (Free Virtual Lecture)
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United StatesWendy Doyon, Historian of Archaeology and Modern Egypt Ancient Egypt conjures images of pharaonic temples, tombs, and pyramids, and perhaps, even the familiar illustrations from children’s books and magazines showing kilted workers on the Nile toiling away on their kings’ great monuments. But what is the relationship between these images—along with the deep history they […]
