The Oriental Institute Travel Program Presents Wonders of Ancient Egypt
Led by Dr. Lanny Bell, Associate Professor Emeritus of Egyptology
November 1 – 17, 2014 including a 5-day Farah Nile Cruise
The Oriental Institute tour of ancient Egypt offers a program far beyond the usual tour, calling upon their own in-country staff and colleagues to give you up-to-date information about current research. This specially designed itinerary includes the most important sites from all periods of Egyptian history and several "off the beaten track" gems. One of the highlights of the tour is the visit to Chicago House where you will meet our staff of Egyptologists and hear about their vital work documenting the reliefs and inscriptions of ancient Thebes. The tour begins in Cairo, visiting Sakkara, the amazing Giza Plateau and the Egyptian Museum. We will spend five days in Luxor exploring magnificent temples and tombs. A deluxe Nile cruise brings us to Edfu’s Temple of Horus and Kom Ombo, perched on a spectacular site overlooking the Nile. This fabulous tour ends in Aswan visiting the Nubian Museum, the temples of Kalabsha and Philae and Abu Simbel.
Lanny Bell received his Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught Egyptology and was curatorial assistant at the University Museum for 12 years. During that time he was also Field Director of the University's Theban Tomb Project in Luxor. In 1977 Professor Bell began to teach at the University of Chicago and became Field Director of the Epigraphic Survey of the Oriental Institute. For the next 12 years he spent nine months a year at Chicago House in Luxor. The activities of the expeditions under his direction have ranged from epigraphy to excavation and conservation. Since his early retirement, Professor Bell has been teaching at Brown and Columbia Universities. An expert on the Luxor area, his publications include articles on divine kingship and temple and society in Ancient Egypt, as well as a ground breaking chapter on Luxor Temple in Temples of Ancient Egypt published by Cornell University Press. Professor Bell has also been a consultant for National Geographic magazine and has appeared in its documentary, "Egypt: Quest for Eternity," as well as A&E's presentation, "Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts." Professor Bell is a very popular lecturer and has twice been appointed to endowed lectureships of the Archaeological Institute of America. He has led numerous tours to Egypt for Archaeological Tours.
For additional information about the tour, call the Oriental Institute on (773) 834-9777 or email oi-membership@uchicago.edu. For questions about bookings, call Archaeological Tours at (866) 740-5130 or email archtours@aol.com. To join our e-mail notification list for Oriental Institute Travel Programs, please send your name and e-mail address to oi-membership@uchicago.edu.
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