When
The University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition has conducted excavation at the site of the Theban temple of the 19th Dynasty female pharaoh Tausret since 2004. This project has demonstrated that the temple site was only partially probed in 1896 by W. M. Flinders Petrie rather than fully excavated as his report appears to suggest. The project has also demonstrated that the belief (based on Petrie’s report) that the temple was unfinished in ancient times is unfounded. Clear evidence has been found that the temple was completed, or nearly so, but then destroyed by a later king or kings. Important inscriptions have also been found showing that Tausret reigned for longer than is previously believed, as well as other information of archaeological value regarding the construction and later history of the temple. Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman has been conducting archaeological research in Egypt for a decade. He has been at the University of Arizona since 2009, where he serves in several capacities, including: Curator of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, Assistant Research Professor of Dendrochronology, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Associate Editor of the peer-reviewed Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections, and as president of the Arizona Chapter of ARCE. In 2012, he was appointed Director of the University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition. Pearce Paul earned his doctorate from the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University. His primary research interests are maritime life in ancient Egypt, Egyptian archaeology and human/environment interactions. DR. PEARCE PAUL CREASMAN,CURATOR, TREE-RING LABDIRECTOR, EGYPTIAN EXPEDITIONMENAS Colloquium SeriesFriday, January 31, 20143:30pm in Marshall 490Main colloquium page