Bloomsbury Summer School

Fascinated by ancient civilisations?

Monday 4 to Friday 8 July

Course Director: Prof. Aidan Dodson (University of Bristol)

Monday 4 July

10:45* – 11:00
Students assemble in BSS Common Room or login to Zoom*

11:00 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address

11:30 – 13:00
1. The 18th Dynasty

13:00 – 14:30
Welcome Lunch in BSS Common Room (14:00 Short optional tour of UCL with the Director)

14:30 – 15:45
2. Amarna Sunrise (1)

16:15 – 17:30
3. Amarna Sunrise (2)

Tuesday 5 July

10:00 – 11:15
4. The Ancestry of Tutankhamun

11:45 – 13:00
5. Living Image of Aten

14:15 – 15:30
6. Living Image of Amun (1)

16:00 – 17:15
7. Living Image of Amun (2)

Wednesday 6 July

10:00 – 11:15
8. Foreign Policy During the Late 18th Dynasty

11:45 – 13:00
9. The Death of Tutankhamun and the Reign of Ay

14:15 – 15:30
10. The Reign of Horemheb

16:00 – 17:15
11. The Trials and Tribulations of Tutankhamun’s Mummy (Prof. Salima Ikram, American University in Cairo)

Thursday 7 July

10:00 – 11:15
12. Royal Tombs of the 18th Dynasty

11:45 – 13:00
13. The Memorial Temple and Tomb of Tutankhamun

14:15 – 15:30
14. Tutankhamun at the British Museum

16:00 – 17:15
15. Visit to the British Museum (In person only)

Friday 8 July

10:00 – 11:15
16. The Tomb of Tutankhamun in Context

11:45 – 13:00
17. The Resurrection of Tutankhamun (1)

14:15 – 15:30
18. The Resurrection of Tutankhamun (2)

16:00 – 17:15
19. Howard Carter

17:15 – 18:30
End-of-Course Drinks and Online Social (you are welcome to invite guests)

* All times are London UK time; Zoom waiting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start.

NB: Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.