15th Stuart L. Wheeler Gallery of the Ancient World Lecture

“The Search for Coffins and Carpenters: Insights into Technology and Religion in Ancient Egypt”

Presented by Carrie Arbuckle MacLeod
Assistant Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
University of Saskatchewan

Lecture 3 p.m. | Jepson Hall, Room 118

Reception following the lecture | Humanities Building, Ancient World Gallery, Room 419

This talk will present the results of excavations of the American School of Classical Studies in the center of ancient Athens over the past decade. New finds have shed light on various matters: an elusive hero, an ancient art gallery, a famous philosophical school, Athenian portraiture, and the origins of Athenian democracy.

Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod, assistant professor of Classical and Near Eastern archaeology, studies the history of Ancient Egyptian woodworking through the development of wooden coffins. In addition to this main research focus, she is also involved in projects that explore the history of women in Egyptian archaeology and the use of digital media to promote or explore archaeology.

For more information, contact the Department of Classical Studies at (804) 289-8420 or email ebaughan@richmond.edu.