Geological Lecture Hall

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  • The Future of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife

    Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Could some of our familiar ideas about the ancient Egyptian afterlife be more Christian than Egyptian? Recent studies suggest that themes we often assume to be central, such as judgment, salvation, and eternal life, were profoundly shaped by the Christian expectations of early Egyptologists. This poses a significant challenge for contemporary Egyptology: how should we […]

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  • The Enigmatic Treasure of a Nubian Queen

    Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Queen Khensa was a Nubian royal and principal wife of King Piankhy, the Kushite ruler (664–653 BCE) who conquered Egypt and established the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. She was buried in a pyramid tomb whose contents were largely plundered in antiquity. Even so, her burial still contained a variety of intriguing objects, from precious-metal vessels and fine […]

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