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SUMMARY:Exploring Ancient Pyramids\, Part 2
DESCRIPTION:BLUE BELL\, PA\n\nParts 1 and 2 are equally exciting. If you on
 ly want to attend Part 1 or Part 2 only\, that is perfectly fine\, however
 \, we don't think you'll be able to resist attending both. :)\n\nPart 1 an
 d Part 2 each have a separate registration page.\n\nThe pyramids of Egypt 
 stand as majestic witnesses to the passage of time\, filling everyone who 
 sees them with awe and wonder. Most are surprised to learn that in fact th
 ere are over 100 known pyramids in Egypt. According to an old proverb\, 
 “Man fears Time\, but Time fears the Pyramids.” Not surprisingly\, the
  grandeur and longevity of Egypt’s pyramids has generated a bewildering 
 and often fanciful array of suppositions as to why they were built\, how t
 hey were built\, and who built them\, all too often ignoring what they act
 ually represent.\n\nThis lecture brings together the body of archaeologica
 l data recovered from the sands of ancient Egypt\, including my own field 
 research\, to address these issues and to help answer these questions – 
 with facts\, not speculation. All audiences – due to the extensive body 
 of data available\, this topic is presented in two parts\, as a mini-cours
 e.\n\nStephen R. Phillips\, Ph.D.\, is the Curatorial Research Coordinator
  in the Egyptian Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archa
 eology and Anthropology. Dr. Phillips earned his B.A.\, M.A.\, and Ph.D. i
 n the fields of biological anthropology\, archaeology\, and Egyptology at 
 the University of Pennsylvania. He is listed with the Register of Professi
 onal Archaeologists.\n\nHe has traveled extensively and participated in a 
 wide range of archaeological excavations for over 30 years\, including fie
 ldwork at Petra\, Jordan\; near Bordeaux in southwestern France\; and in E
 gypt - at the Great Pyramids and at Saqqara.\n\nHe is the Archaeological S
 ite Supervisor and Biological Anthropologist for the Cairo University-Brow
 n University Expedition in the Great Western Cemetery at Giza. He is also 
 a professional guide for American tour groups to Egypt.\n\nDr. Phillips sp
 ecializes in the study of human origins\, human skeletal biology\, ancient
  Egyptian mummies and mummification\, archaeology\, and Egyptology.\n\n&nb
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