During the upcoming PCMA Seminar, in the “Current research at Deir el-Bahari” series, Dr. Patryk Chudzik (PCMA UW) will present a lecture: “The Hathor Project: Results of an Archaeological Investigation in the Temple of Hatshepsut.”
Abstract: At the end of 2020, the Polish-Egyptian expedition to Deir el-Bahari initiated a new project in the temple of Hatshepsut, focusing on archaeological, architectural, epigraphic and conservation research and studies of the Hathor Cult Complex located in the southern part of the precinct. This lecture will present the progress and the most important results of the archaeological investigation. The work began with a comprehensive exploration of the so-called Hathor Path, a long, open alley on the south side of the middle terrace. The next phase involved excavations in the Hathor Chapel at the southern end of the middle colonnades, ending with the hypostyle halls that preceded the chapel.
The material uncovered during the excavations allows for an almost complete reconstruction of the history of the Deir el-Bahari sacred space, starting from the early Middle Kingdom tomb of the royal family member, through the construction and functioning of the Hatshepsut temple, its destruction at the end of the New Kingdom and reuse in the first millennium BCE, to the activities of early explorers.
The seminar will be held on Thursday, 17th April at 2 pm (Warsaw time) on the Zoom platform.
To receive the link, please email: seminarium.pcma@uw.edu.pl
The temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari is considered one of the most important monuments of ancient Egyptian architecture. Since 1961, the temple has been the subject of research and work by a Polish-Egyptian expedition from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, whose task is to study the history of this sacred space, its reconstruction and conservation.
As part of this lecture series at the PCMA UW Seminars, members of the Polish-Egyptian expedition will present the results of the latest fieldwork and studies, focusing on archaeological excavations, epigraphic research, as well as restoration and conservation treatments.
The organizer of the series is Dr. Patryk Chudzik from the Department of Egyptian Archaeology PCMA UW. The lectures in this series cover topics related to the latest research conducted by the Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Conservation Expedition to the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari.