Synopsis

Guided tour on the archaeological excavations led by the Missione Archeologica Italiana in Egypt at the beginning of the twentieth century. The tour takes the students through the Material Culture Galleries introducing the working techniques and the main craft productions of the Egyptians. In this way they will discover the archaeological contexts found on the main investigatedsites, like Gebelein, Assiut and Deir el-Medina.

The workshop will focus on archaeological methodology and documentation; the students will learn to analyze an object and to fill in a small finds sheet with relevant data and a technical drawing.

The class will receive the material for a final verification test.

Tour + Workshop | 210 min | Only available in Italian
14,00 € each (min 15 – max 25 participants)
+3,00 € each per ticket

For info and reservations please contact the number +39 011.4406903 (Monday to Friday, 9 am – 6.30 pm).

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