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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 Saturday, May 31, 2008: Annual meeting round table, discussion of papers given at the annual meeting   Saturday, 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.  This lecture is free and open to the public, but does not include admission to the Field 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.  RSVP is appreciated but not required.