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Four of the Wayne County Libraries, in association with The Outreach Lecture program of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, will host two programs called: “CSI: Ancient Egypt” and “I Want My Mummy”.
Described as exciting and family-friendly library programs, they will be held on July 29th and July 30th and presented by Dr. Stephen R. Phillips. The Outreach Lecture program is funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
“CSI: Ancient Egypt” is essentially Forensics 101. In an effort to learn more about the physical aspects of humankind, both past and present, anthropologists developed methods and techniques to evaluate human skeletal remains, techniques that apply in modern forensic (criminal) investigations. Using cases from his own research, Dr. Phillips’ lecture introduces the audience to those scientific methods and techniques through digital images of actual human bones from ancient Egypt, some as old as the pyramids themselves. Participants will learn basic steps in determining a female from a male, younger from older, and what the bones can tell about the person. A highlight of the program is a re-examination of a possible 3,300 year-old murder case. The program is appropriate for middle school aged children through senior citizens.
“I Want My Mummy” is appropriate for children and teens age 6 and up. This presentation explores the science behind ancient Egyptians mummies; how the mummification process developed through time, how mummies were actually made, and, Dr. Phillips explores why they hold such a fascination in popular culture. Images of actual ancient Egyptian mummies, many collected as part of his own research in Egypt, are used to illustrate this talk.
The program schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, July 29th
Bethany Library –8 Court Street Bethany (253-4349)
“ I Want My Mummy” at 3 p.m.
Wayne County Public Library – 1406 Main Street, Honesdale (253-1220)
“CSI: Ancient Egypt” at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 30th
Northern Wayne Library – 11 Library Road, Lakewood (798-2444)
“CSI: Ancient Egypt” at 11 a.m.
Community Library of Lake and Salem– 518 Easton Turnpike, Hamlin (689-0903)
“CSI: Ancient Egypt” at 2:30 p.m.
Please contact each library individually to sign up and visit www.waynelibraries.org for more information.
Dr. Stephen Phillips is the Research Assistant to the Curator-In-Charge of the Egyptian Section of the University of PA Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. He received his PhD in Physical Anthropology and Archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania where he also receive his B.A. and M.A. degrees.
Phillips has participated in a wide range of archaeological excavations over the past 17 years including fieldwork in Petra, Jordan, southwestern France, and eight field sessions in Egypt, most recently in February 2009. He is the Archaeological Site Supervisor for the ongoing Cairo University-Brown University Expedition in the Western Cemetery at Giza. He specializes in the analysis of ancient Egyptian human skeletal remains, mummies and mummification techniques, as well as the Old Kingdom archaeology of the Giza plateau, an aspect of which he published recently.
Four of the Wayne County Libraries, in association with The Outreach Lecture program of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, will host two programs called: “CSI: Ancient Egypt” and “I Want My Mummy”.
Described as exciting and family-friendly library programs, they will be held on July 29th and July 30th and presented by Dr. Stephen R. Phillips. The Outreach Lecture program is funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
“CSI: Ancient Egypt” is essentially Forensics 101. In an effort to learn more about the physical aspects of humankind, both past and present, anthropologists developed methods and techniques to evaluate human skeletal remains, techniques that apply in modern forensic (criminal) investigations. Using cases from his own research, Dr. Phillips’ lecture introduces the audience to those scientific methods and techniques through digital images of actual human bones from ancient Egypt, some as old as the pyramids themselves. Participants will learn basic steps in determining a female from a male, younger from older, and what the bones can tell about the person. A highlight of the program is a re-examination of a possible 3,300 year-old murder case. The program is appropriate for middle school aged children through senior citizens.
“I Want My Mummy” is appropriate for children and teens age 6 and up. This presentation explores the science behind ancient Egyptians mummies; how the mummification process developed through time, how mummies were actually made, and, Dr. Phillips explores why they hold such a fascination in popular culture. Images of actual ancient Egyptian mummies, many collected as part of his own research in Egypt, are used to illustrate this talk.
The program schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, July 29th
Bethany Library –8 Court Street Bethany (253-4349)
“ I Want My Mummy” at 3 p.m.
Wayne County Public Library – 1406 Main Street, Honesdale (253-1220)
“CSI: Ancient Egypt” at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 30th
Northern Wayne Library – 11 Library Road, Lakewood (798-2444)
“CSI: Ancient Egypt” at 11 a.m.
Community Library of Lake and Salem– 518 Easton Turnpike, Hamlin (689-0903)
“CSI: Ancient Egypt” at 2:30 p.m.
Please contact each library individually to sign up and visit www.waynelibraries.org for more information.
Dr. Stephen Phillips is the Research Assistant to the Curator-In-Charge of the Egyptian Section of the University of PA Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. He received his PhD in Physical Anthropology and Archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania where he also receive his B.A. and M.A. degrees.
Phillips has participated in a wide range of archaeological excavations over the past 17 years including fieldwork in Petra, Jordan, southwestern France, and eight field sessions in Egypt, most recently in February 2009. He is the Archaeological Site Supervisor for the ongoing Cairo University-Brown University Expedition in the Western Cemetery at Giza. He specializes in the analysis of ancient Egyptian human skeletal remains, mummies and mummification techniques, as well as the Old Kingdom archaeology of the Giza plateau, an aspect of which he published recently.
