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Summer and Fall 2019 Egyptology CE Courses
Registration is open for all remaining Egyptology courses at JCCC this year. You can register and find more details here: https://ce.jccc.edu/searchResults.cfm?searchId=2&sorter=sch.schDateStart&sorter2=c.couTitle Egyptian Mythology The religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians have fascinated us for millennia. Study gods and goddesses, creation myths, how ancient Egyptians worshipped, and what they believed about the Afterlife. Also learn the … Continue reading
2019 Continuing Education Courses
I have several adult and youth Continuing Education courses now available for registration. See the flyers below for details: Full size flyers can be found here: 2019 JCCC CE Flyer Davidson SY2019Flyer
ARCE’s Annual Meeting 2018 in Tucson, AZ
Last weekend the American Research Center in Egypt held its annual meeting in Tucson, AZ (https://www.arce.org/annual-meeting). For three days, Egyptologists from around the world converged on the Tucson Marriott University Park for lectures, networking, and visiting vendor stalls. Kansas City was well-represented with two of our Egyptology students being invited back as volunteers. The trip … Continue reading
JCCC Summer Youth Program 2018
Registration opened today for the 2018 JCCC Summer Youth Program, and the response is strong! Type “Davidson” in the search box at https://ce.jccc.edu/search.cfm to view a complete list of my youth and adult offerings. Class descriptions are available on the registration website; contact me with any questions. Subjects include ancient language courses–including the only Egyptian Hieroglyphs youth course in … Continue reading
Artful Conversation: 10 Jan 2018, 1pm
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art docent Rozanne Klinzing will be offering another informative and engaging presentation in the Egyptian Galleries of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art on Wed 1/10/18 from 1-2:30pm. Free tickets are available here: https://nelson-atkins.org/events/tour-artful-conversation-14/ The topic= “Making Ancient Egypt Great! Did Late Period pharaohs succeed, or were the Saïte kings part of the long decline in … Continue reading
2018 News
Even though the holidays are upon us, it’s not too early to start thinking about 2018 classes. Check back for more announcements, updates, and events in the new year.
Egyptian Room, Masonic Temple, Atchison, KS
On 29 April 2017, I along with an Egyptology group of current and former students traveled to Atchison, KS, at the invitation of the Active Lodge #158 AF & AM to tour their Egyptian Room. The lodge was built in 1915–predating the Tutmania of the early 1920s, but there is no information available about the architect, workmen, … Continue reading
ARCE Conference, Kansas City, MO
From 21-23 April, hundreds of my colleagues from around the world converged on the Intercontinental on the Plaza in Kansas City, MO, for the American Research Center in Egypt’s annual conference. Without a doubt, Kansas City has never been visited by so many Egyptologists. Prior to the arrival of ARCE, I wrote an article for … Continue reading
Three Egyptology Lectures at the Nelson-Atkins in April 2017
It is an exciting time for Egyptology in Kansas City! Along with the American Research Center in Egypt’s annual convention being held at the Intercontinental on the Plaza from 21-23 April 2017 which will bring Egyptologists from around the world to Kansas City (http://arce.org/main/events/annualmeeting/annualmeeting), there will be three Egyptology presentations at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of … Continue reading
Study the Ancient Near East in Kansas City
T-minus less than one month until Kansas City’s first ever Continuing Education class on the Ancient Near East debuts! We’ll cover the historical developments of many cultures that existed in present-day Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey, and the Levant from c. 3500-330 BCE as well as delve into topics such as writing, literature, religion/mythology, art, law … Continue reading