#  Village Life of Royal Tomb Builders: The Latest French Excavations at Deir el-Medina, Egypt 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **February 17, 2016** 

 06:00PM - 06:00PM EST 

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 **Yenching Auditorium, 2 Divinity Ave**  



 

 



 

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**Anne-Claire Salmas, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Egyptology and Assyriology, Brown University and member of the French Archaeological Mission in Deir el-Medina**

Located in ancient Thebes (modern Luxor), the site of Deir el-Medina was home to a community of artisans responsible for constructing the tombs of Egyptian royalty in both the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens during the New Kingdom period (*ca.* 1550–1069 BC). French Egyptologist Bernard Bruyère studied this site between 1921 and 1952 and made important discoveries about the lives of the non-elite in ancient Egypt. The site received little attention for several decades, until 2012, when the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology resumed excavations at Deir el-Medina. Anne-Claire Salmas will discuss the most recent discoveries, highlighting new avenues of scientific research and an extensive program of heritage conservation.

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Free parking is available at the [52 Oxford Street Garage](https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%20Oxford%20St,%20Harvard%20University,%20Cambridge,%20MA%2002138/@42.3801645,-71.1153057,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37740a3c56959:0xe17bf20973449411)

Free and open to the public.



 

 



 

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