Time: 11:15am–12:15pm
Did you know that 4,000 years ago Egyptian engineers were able to build sea-worthy cargo vessels inland, along the Nile, then dismantle them stick by stick, transport them across the desert by donkey to the Red Sea, and then rebuild them according to some sort of number or color code?
If you didn't that may be because archaeologists have only recently discovered a treasure-trove of artifacts that tell the story.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear Maplewood/South Orange native Tracy Spurrier talk about the revolutionary discoveries she has been a part of in the Middle Kingdom Port Site of Wadi Gawasis on the Egyptian Red Sea Coast. Instead of mummies, she has been a part of discovering some of the oldest remnants of seagoing ships and other relics linked to exotic trade with a mysterious Red Sea realm called Punt
Packing for Punt: Ancient and Modern activities at the Middle Kingdom Port Site of Wadi Gawasis on the Egyptian Red Sea Coast
A one-time opportunity to hear her lecture and ask her questions about her finds. Archaeology buff? Yes, please!
Tracy Spurrier grew up in the Maplewood/South Orange area and attended South Orange Middle School and Columbia High School. She has a bachelor’s degree in Archaeology fromBoston University, a Master’s Degree in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations from the University of Toronto, and is currently a doctoral student studying The Archaeology of the Ancient Near East at the University of Toronto. She has worked on excavations in Spain, Egypt, and Syria.
