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2024 FALL LECTURES

Saturday, November 9, 2024

3:30pm
Penn Museum

Classroom L2

Dr Chelsea Kaufman
Johns Hopkins University
 


"No Ordinary Dogs: 
Canine Behavior in Theban Tombs"
 


 
 
 
Bio:
Chelsea L. Kaufman recently received her Ph.D in Near Eastern Studies from Johns Hopkins University. Her dissertation research centered on representations of domestic dogs in 18th Dynasty Theban tombs, applying an ethological approach to better understand the role that dogs played both in funerary art and society. Kaufman holds a master's degree in archaeology from Yale and a bachelor’s degree in art from Moravian University, focusing on studio art, art history, and archaeology. She has 10 years of archaeological survey, excavation, and illustration experience within and outside of Egypt including the Mut Temple Precinct in Karnak, Deir el-Medina, the Outer Hebrides, and various historic and prehistoric sites throughout northeastern Pennsylvania and Alabama. Kaufman’s interests are varied, being involved in an ongoing experimental Egyptian metalworking project both before and during her dissertation research. Kaufman is currently working on publishing her dissertation and expanding on topics within it through a series of upcoming articles.

Abstract:

The wall scenes of the rock-cut Theban tombs of the New Kingdom are filled with richly painted imagery that captures the lives and beliefs of the people who built them, offering modern viewers a window through which to recognize and relate to a distant past. Depictions of familiar animals abound in tomb scenes, but perhaps no animal is more familiar to a modern viewer than the domestic dog. Scholars have long been drawn to and commented on canine imagery in Egyptian tombs, often remarking on their proficiency as hunting hounds and their status as beloved companions, many of which were endearingly named and shown alongside the tomb owner receiving offerings. But is there more to the icon than a testament to a cherished pet? Past approaches to dogs in Egyptian art have taken an anthropocentric view, focusing on what dogs tell us about the lives of people while ignoring the animal’s unique ethology. As this talk will show, applying an ethological approach to the images of dogs in tomb scenes can offer a nuanced understanding of the dog’s role within the scenes and the scene itself.



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LECTURES FALL 2024:


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November 9, 3:30pm
Dr. Chelsea Kaufman
Johns Hopkins University
No Ordinary Dogs: Canine Behavior in Theban Tombs

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December 14, 3:30pm
Holiday Party!
Dr. Shelby Justl
Lecturer, Critical Writing, UPenn
Researching in the arc-“hives”: Ancient Egyptian honey and beekeeping
 
 The 2024 Holiday Potluck Party will take place after the lecture.
If you would like to bring food for the party, please email us at info@arce-pa.org 
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LECTURES SPRING 2025:

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January 2025 
Winter Break

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February 22, 2025
ZOOM LECTURE
Dr. Deborah Heard

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March 29, 2025
KORSYN LECTURE
Dr. Kate Sheppard

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April 2025
TBA


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May 2025
TBA

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JUNE 2025
Meet up at a Museum is back!
Brooklyn Museum
TBA

 
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