A Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society Public Lecture
The Philip Wickens memorial lecture
Saqqara’s abandoned
Tombs beside the
Unis Pyramid Causeway
The burials of a Master-Butcher and a Hairdresser of the Palace
The Philip Wickens memorial lecture
By Dr Yvonne Harper
Saturday February 18th 2017, 1.30 for 2.00pm
In late Dynasty Five King Unis began constructing his funerary monument,
including a passage-like causeway connecting his valley temple and
mortuary temple. This royal project took precedence over the building
plans the King’s subjects in the area and a number of privately owned
tombs were abandoned or destroyed to make way for the Unis Causeway.
The lecture will start with an overview then focus on the two westernmost
tombs and fieldwork by the Oxford Expedition to Egypt.
Free to members, Visitors: £3.00 (donation)
Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ
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