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2020: Toronto, Canada THE 71ST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT April 3-5, 2020 Toronto, ON, Canada ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT April 3-5, 2020 Toronto, ON, Canada U.S. Office 909 North Washington Street, Suite 320 Alexandria, Virginia, 22314 703.721.3479 Cairo Center 2 Midan Simón Bolívar Garden City, Cairo, 11461 20.2.2794.8239 [email protected] 2 Printed in the USA 3 Reda Anwar, Administrative Assistant & Office Manager TABLE CONTENTS Usama Mahgoub, Supervising Librarian of Salah Rawash, Security & Reception Coordinator Itinerary 14 Abd Rabo Ali Hassan, Maintenance Assistant & Director’s Driver Session Schedule 16 Ahmed Hassan, Senior Traffic Department Officer & Driver Ramadan Khalil Abdou, ARCE Representative Presentation Abstracts 18 Mohamed Hassan Mohamed, Transportation Assistant & Messenger Poster Abstracts 109 Eid Fawzy, Technical Clerk & Messenger Nour Ibrahim, Messenger ARCE STAFF U.S. Staff *Dr. Fatma Ismail, Director for US Outreach & Programs Cairo Staff *Michael Wiles, Chief Financial Officer *Dr. Louise Bertini, Executive Director *Laura Rheintgen, Director of Development *Dr. Yasmin El Shazly, Deputy Director for Research and Programs Kristen Ferretti, Senior Financial Coordinator *Mary Sadek, Deputy Director for Government Affiliations *Rebekah Atol, Development and Membership Associate Rania Radwan, Human Resources & Office Manager *Courtney Marx, Administrative & Board Associate *Djodi Deutsch, Academic Programs Manager *Jeanned’Arc Sanbar, Communications Associate Zakaria Yacoub, IT Manager Freddy Feliz, IT Manager (Consultant) *Sally El Sabbahy, Communications Manager *Megan Allday, Annual Meeting Coordinator (Consultant) Miriam Ibrahim, Print & Digital Content Coordinator Ellen Flanagan, US Human Resources Coordinator (Consultant) Andreas Kostopoulos, Project Archives Specialist *Mariam Foum, AEF Grant & Membership Administrator Noha Atef Halim, Finance Manager Luxor Staff Yasser Tharwat, Project Financial & Reporting Manager *John Shearman, Associate Director for Luxor Doaa Adel, Accountant Shaaban Mohamed, Office Manager Salah Metwally, Associate for Governmental Affairs Ahmed Badry Abdallah Ahmed, Messenger Amira Gamal, Cataloguing Librarian Mohamed Saleh Hemed Saleh, Driver *Staff in attendance 4 5 SILENT AUCTION The Ancient Egyptians believed in achieving immortality through their burial practices. You can do it through a winning bid, and you don’t have to die! Well-known mystery novelist Janis Patterson is partnering with ARCE to auction off a chance to become a character in her new and upcoming novel set BOARD OF GOVERNORS in Egypt. The highest bidder will be named as a secondary Betsy Bryan, President Terry Rakolta character in her next fictional novel set in Egypt. There are still Johns Hopkins University more chances to win: The second and third highest bidders will Robert Ritner be named as tertiary characters in the novel. David Anderson, Vice President University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Oriental Institute Paul Stanwick, Treasurer Ed Snow The Silent Auction will begin Burr + Forman, LLP the morning of Yekaterina Barbash Brooklyn Museum Emily Teeter Friday, April 3 & finish at Stephanie Denkowicz Deborah Vischak Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Princeton University 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 4 The winning bidders will be Denise Doxey Josef Wegner Museum of Fine Arts, Boston University of Pennsylvania announced at the April 4 Members Salima Ikram Ex-Officio: and Awards Dinner. American University in Cairo Louise Bertini, Executive Director William (Bill) Inglee Inglee Sauer Market Strategies, LLC Courtney Marx, Janis Susan May/Janis Patterson is a 7th-generation Texan Board Clerk and a 3rd-generation wordsmith who writes in mystery, romance, Janice Kamrin and horror. Once an actress and a singer, Janis has also been Metropolitan Museum of Art editor-in-chief of two multi-magazine publishing groups as Erin Moseley well as many other things, including an enthusiastic amateur Lockheed Martin Egyptologist. Her husband even proposed in a moonlit garden Nicholas Picardo near the Pyramids of Giza! Janis and her husband live in Texas Harvard University with an assortment of rescued furbabies. Location: Look for the Janis Patterson booth and win the chance for immortality! 6 Current as of February 2020 7 ARCE 71st Annual Meeting CHAPTER COUNCIL FUNDRAISER SPONSORS AND KEYNOTE : PLATINUM SPONSOR Of Masks and Mummies: The Discovery of a Saite-Persian Mummification Complex/The Saqqara Saite Tombs Project GOLD SPONSOR Ramadan Badry Hussein is currently the Director of the Saqqara Saite Tombs Project at the Institute of Near Eastern Studies at the Eberhard Karls Universität, Tübingen, Germany. He UNDERWRITERS first studied Egyptology at Cairo University from 1990-1994, then worked as an inspector of antiquities at Giza and Saqqara for seven years. During this time, he received ROYAL ONTARIO training in archaeological methods MUSEUM and participated in the excavations of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities in Giza, Saqqara, and Bahariyya Oasis. He EXHIBITORS was admitted to the PhD program of Egyptology at Brown University, 2001-2009. At Brown, his research focused on the ancient Egyptian language and religious texts. Saturday, April 4 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Toronto Ballroom The Hilton Toronto 145 Richmond St W Toronto, ON M5H 2L2, Canada 8 9 ARCE 71st Annual Meeting ARCE 71st Annual Meeting CULTURAL NIGHT OUT SAVE THE DATE Join us for an open house generously hosted by the University of Toronto Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations. JOIN US IN MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE 2021 A buffet dinner will be provided and hosted in the NMC Department reception area. Students from the university will ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN also showcase some of the exciting research taking place in the lab during the event, and a tour of the NMC Archaeology Lab RESEARCH CENTER IN EGYPT will be included. The evening will continue at the Royal Ontario Museum with a private visit of the Museum’s extensive Egyptological collection. April 23-25, 2021 Local beverages along with dessert will be served. THE MINNEAPOLIS MARRIOTT Buses depart at 6:00 p.m. from the west entrance of the hotel lobby, near the top of the escalators. See you there! CITY CENTER ARCE.ORG Friday, April 3, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. University of Toronto Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations & Royal Ontario Museum Tickets to the Cultural Night Out must be purchased in advance. 10 11 ARCE 71st Annual Meeting ITINERARY STUDENT EVENTS Thanks From The Executive Director 2018 ARCE Annual Meeting Dr. Louise Bertini April 20-22 • Tucson, Arizona This year marks the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Research Center in CAREER NETWORKING EVENT Egypt, and in a very exciting change-up, a move across the border to Toronto, Seeing the Future: Careers for Egyptologists Canada! The dynamic nature of the Annual Meeting that sees it shift to a new North American city every year not only keeps the event fresh but allows us to FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. engage with our geographically diverse supporters, members, and research base. ROOM: Tom Thomson See Flyer in Registration Materials As always, leading scholars from the fields of Egyptology, Archaeology and other specialties in Egyptian history and cultural heritage have gathered here to share, present, and discuss their research contributions and their passion for Egypt. In STUDENT POSTER DISCUSSIONS addition to presenters and attending scholars, we are also pleased to welcome FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. our members, donors, and of course, enthusiasts of Egypt’s history and ancient ROOM: Foyer culture! Thank you to all who are attending this year, your energy and dedication Poster presenters will be on hand to discuss their research. Join the is what makes this event so memorable. conversation: ask questions and share your views. Posters will be on display daily from 8:30 am. I’d also like to express great gratitude to the many people that worked through different time zones over the past several months to ensure that this installment of the Annual Meeting, like its predecessors, is seamless and successful. Our FELLOWSHIP INFORMATION SESSION Annual Meeting Committee Chair, Denise Doxey, has played a substantial role SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the planning and execution of this event, as well as committee members ROOM: Toronto II Stephanie Denkowicz, Robert Ritner, Nicholas Picardo, Erin Moseley, Katherine Wondering about funding or have a specific project in mind? An Davies, and our ex-officio members Betsy Bryan, David Anderson, and Megan ARCE Fellowship might be just what you need! Learn more about Allday. opportunities for graduate, postdoctoral and faculty research in Egypt. Join the ARCE Academic Programs Manager and the Deputy Recognition and thanks must also go to ARCE’s 14 chapters – including our Director for Research and Programs to find out more about the newest chapter in Missouri – and our Chapter Council, for working to spread process and benefits. a scholarly appreciation for Egypt and for promoting ARCE’s work there and in the United States. I’d also like to extend thanks to our steadfast institutional partners, including the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, the U.S. Department of State’s Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, for supporting ARCE’s fellowship and academic programs, as well as our field work. STUDENT PUB NIGHT Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank our incredible staff and volunteers SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 9:00 p.m. for their efforts in preparing every detail of this year’s Annual Meeting. Their ROOM: Town Crier Pub passion for ARCE and its community and mission is truly the cherry on top of this exceptional event. See Flyer in Registration Materials Welcome to Toronto, everyone! 12 13 st ARCE 71 Annual Meeting SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020 MEETING ITINERARY TIME EVENT LOCATION THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020 7:00 a.m.
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