Course Details

Week 1 (29/7/13-02/8/13)

INVESTIGATING THE PAST:CURRENT RESEARCH IN EGYPTOLOGY AT LIVERPOOL

This week will comprise individual presentations by our lecturing staff and researchers on their current research projects,with focus on how scholars go about solving problems in Egyptology.

Each day of the week is to be themed,and themes include the history of Egyptology,museum collections of the North-West of England,and epigraphic recording (in which a host of speakers will explain methods of recording hieroglyphs,and present newly discovered inscriptions which they are currently working on).

As much of the week’s work is ongoing,you’ll have a privileged look at some cutting edge and as-yet unpublished research.

Confirmed Speakers to date:

Dr Elizabeth Bloxam (University of Liverpool,Honorary Senior Research Associate,University College London)

Dr Violaine Chauvet (Lecturer in Egyptology,University of Liverpool)

Dr Ashley Cooke (Head of Antiquities,National Museums Liverpool and University of Liverpool Honorary Research Fellow)

Ms Gina Criscenzo-Laycock (Curator of the University of Liverpool’s Garstang Museum)

Dr Roland Enmarch (Lecturer in Egyptology,University of Liverpool)

Professor Chris Eyre (Professor of Egyptology,University of Liverpool)

Dr Joanna Kyffin (EES Education and Outreach Officer and University of Liverpool Alumna)

Dr Campbell Price (Curator of Egypt and the Sudan,Manchester Museum and University of Liverpool Honorary Research Fellow)

Dr Carolyn Routledge (Curator of Egyptology,Bolton Museum and University of Liverpool Honorary Research Fellow)

Dr Ian Shaw (Reader in Egyptology,University of Liverpool)

Dr Steven Snape (Reader in Egyptology,University of Liverpool)

Dr Joyce Tyldesley (Senior Lecturer in Egyptology,Manchester University and University of Liverpool Honorary Research Fellow)

A full schedule of the week will be available here soon.

For further details,please contact Dr Glenn Godenho (ggodenho@liverpool.ac.uk).

Latin and Greek Short Courses for 6th Formers (Tuesday to Thursday)

This summer the University is offering Sixth formers the opportunity to spend three days on campus learning Latin or Greek from scratch. These courses will run in parallel,and are specifically tailored towards 16-18 year olds who would like to learn Latin or Greek,but have not had the opportunity to do so at school. No prior knowledge of Latin or Greek is required. Classes will run from 10-4 every day including breaks,and will be taught by experienced staff. There will also be the chance to look at some ‘real’ Latin &Greek as written on objects held in Archaeology,Classics &Egyptology’s Garstang Museum. Interested sixth formers are welcome to get in touch directly with the organiser,Amy Coker,if they have any questions.
Numbers in each class will be capped,so please apply early. The cost of each course is £60. Bursaries are available to cover or help with the cost of tuition:please contact Dr Amy Coker for further information or to apply for a bursary.
For further details,please contact Dr Amy Coker (amycoker@liverpool.ac.uk).

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Week 2 (05/8/13-09/8/13)

APPROACHES TO THE ANCIENT WORLD

This week will take students through the various approaches to investigating the ancient world,and how we seek to discover the way things were through different avenues of study;topics will draw from expertise of specialists in Archaeology,Classics &Egyptology and range from the study of physical and environmental remains via ‘hands-on’and scientific methods to the application of modern theories to culture and society. Teaching will capitalise on the world class facilities in the University and where possible be through a series of hands-on and practical workshops as well as the more traditional lecture and seminar format,led by University staff. Sessions already confirmed are:

  • Flint knapping and cave painting in the brand new ‘Cave room’in the Central Teaching Laboratories (practical sessions where students will try their hand at these ancient skills)
  • The decipherment of ancient scripts:how can we learn to understand the writing systems of the past
  • Human bones &osteoarchaeology,exploring how we can ‘read’the past through human remains
  • Visualising the ancient world using GIS technology
  • Handling and examining ancient artefacts in the Garstang Museum

Please click here for the full programme (subject to change). Staff profiles can be found at http://www.liv.ac.uk/sace/organisation/people/index.htm.

For further details,please contact Dr Amy Coker (amycoker@liverpool.ac.uk).

HIEROGLYPHS (Beginner,Intermediate and Reading)

As ever,the Hieroglyph courses will be led by Professor Mark Collier (Senior Lecturer in Egyptology,author of the best selling How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs,and Head of SACE),Dr Roland Enmarch (Lecturer in Egyptology and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology) and Dr Glenn Godenho (University Teacher in Egyptology) will also be teaching. All three members of staff teach hieroglyphs at all levels in the University. We will also be assissted by Hayley Meloy,one of our PhD students who also provides teaching support to our undergraduate language teaching.

The Beginner and Intermediate courses will teach students how to read a fascinating and rewarding group of ancient Egyptian monuments – funerary inscriptions,coffins and tomb scenes. We aim to introduce you to the hieroglyphic script and the ancient Egyptian language at Beginner level,and teach you to read from a fascinating selection of ancient Egyptian funerary texts. The beginner course is suitable for anyone with no prior knowledge of hieroglyphs,but will also be useful as a refresher course for those who have studied the basics and who plan to take the intermediate course too. You can take Beginner &Intermediate Hieroglyphs together from Monday to Friday,Beginner Hieroglyphs runs Monday to Wednesday only,and Intermediate Hieroglyphs runs Wednesday to Friday only. If you joined us for Intermediate Hieroglyphs last year,we are offering a more advanced Reading level this year.

Beginner Hieroglyphs will introduce you to the script,teach you how words are formed,and ultimately equip you to read a common type of inscription found in most museums around the world:the offering formula. The Intermediate Hieroglyphs will take things further and introduce verbs,thus enabling you to read a larger variety of texts. Throughout the courses,we utilise dedicated course material which is harvested from our undergraduate syllabus. This,alongside the fact that instruction is delivered by our full time lecturing staff,  means that participants get real undergraduate quality teaching. We also aim to keep a low staff/student ratio in order to speak to you on a one-to-one basis during the practice sessions.

For further details,please contact Dr Glenn Godenho (ggodenho@liverpool.ac.uk).

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The University of Liverpool is a leading international centre for the study of the ancient world – from the archaeology of human evolution,through ancient Egypt and the Near East to Greek and Roman history,culture and literature,and Iron Age Europe.
For more details of our programmes,go to www.liv.ac.uk/sace