:: MEMBERSHIP DRIVE ::

Our chapter is growing quickly but we are always looking for more members if you can think of anyone that might be interested in joining our chapter send them to this website or request some print brochures from Dennis Kelley, Chapter President.
 
 

The next ARCE Chicago meeting is June 28th, 2008.

:: Board Members

The officers of this chapter presently are:

President:
Dennis Kelley
(630) 501-1161

Vice President:
Emily Teeter

(773) 702-1062

Treasurer:
Jim Ringenoldus

To email all chapter board members at once click here.
 

Welcome
This web site has been designed and created to share information on our local chapter for the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).  Chicago has always been important to the archeological and cultural preservation of Egypt. Due in large part to The University of Chicago's Oriental Institute.

>>Next Meeting & Lecture

Pearce Paul CreasmanSaturday, June 28, 2008
The Field Museum,
Lecture Hall 2
12th Street and
Lake Shore Drive
 

Note: This is a different time and location than normal ARCE meetings. For this event the lecture will be at 3:00 p.m. in classroom 2, lower level of the Field Museum. 

You should park in the Soldier Field lot.  The lecture is free, you will have to pay the normal entrance fee for the museum. We suggest that you come early and visit the Field's Egypt exhibit and/or other new exhibits at the museum.

Pearce Paul Creasman,
Texas A&M

"Ancient Egyptian Ships and Seafaring: What Do We Know?"

In this illustrated talk, Mr. Creasman will discuss the primary evidence for Egypt's place in the larger history of seafaring including types of ships and their construction.

Pearce Paul Creasman is a doctoral candidate in the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University and has directed research in Egypt and the Mediterranean for the last five years. For his Master's thesis, he recorded and analyzed the nearly 4000 year old Cairo Dahshur boats, two Middle Kingdom vessels in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Pearce Paul's research interests include maritime archaeology, the Middle East, and cultural diffusion.

Here are links to more Information on Pearce Paul Creasman, Dahsure Boats of The Egyptian Museum or Nautical Archeology Program at Texas A&M.
 

Egyptian Boats - Ancient Egyptian Boats
 

 
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