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Excavating Ancient Nubia Opening Lecture, funded by the Docent Lecture Endowment

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Excavating Ancient Nubia Opening Lecture, funded by the Docent Lecture Endowment

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

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Friday, Oct 16, 2026

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

East Building, SECU Auditorium

General Admission

$31

Members

$28

Students

$23

Join Nubiologists Caroline Rocheleau (NCMA) and Geoff Emberling (Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Ann Arbor, MI) as they chat about their work at different sites in Sudan. Discover what led them to Nubia, learn about their excavations and discoveries, and hear how they engage with the local community. A reception will take place from 11 am to noon prior to the start of the lecture.

Jebel Barkal: Pyramid III toward “E,” February 19, 1916, Photographer: Mohammedani Ibrahim Ibrahim, Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Ancient Nubia has a long and glorious past, but it is frequently eclipsed in the public imagination by its northern neighbor, Egypt. Ancient Nubia: Excavating Treasures of the Nile, from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, brings into the limelight the Kingdom of Kush, an important civilization in the Middle Nile Valley, introducing visitors to its powerful kings and royal women and the materials excavated from their tombs and pyramids during the Harvard University – Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition more than 100 years ago.

Stunning displays highlight the longevity of this almost forgotten kingdom through its three main historical periods spanning almost 3,000 years, speaking to its cultural continuity and adaptation as well as its historical and political connections to pharaonic Egypt.

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