𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐪𝐪𝐚𝐫𝐚

The short film (17 mins) is prepared by: Fatma Keshk, Ashraquet Fakhry and Serveaas Neijens.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: — Welcome by Dr. Rudolf de Jong and Dr. habil. Lara Weiss. — Short introduction about the research project by Dr. Fatma Keshk — Film screening. — Q & A.

*Dr. habil. Lara Weiss is a curator at the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, the co-director of the Leiden Turin Expedition to Saqqara, and principal investigator of the Walking Dead project.

*Dr. Fatma Keshk is an Egyptologist, field archaeologist and a heritage outreach expert. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Institut Français d’Archeologie Orientale and the Polish Center for Mediterranean Archaeology.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦: The living heritage of ancient Egypt is still being explored and studied everyday by thousands of researchers around the world; among whom hundreds of professionals are actively engaged in archaeological excavations all over Egypt.

Some of the Memories of workmen being involved in 50 years of the Leiden-Turin Expedition to in Saqqara are narrated in this movie to document the contribution of a major group of these professionals by linking this contribution to their historical legacy since the late 19th century.

The Workmen speak here about their work as technical workmen, foremen, restoration workmen and also about their passion to excavate, their inheritance of the profession and take us to a short journey to their daily routine on the site.

Saqqara is a core part of the Memphite necropolis, the major ancient Egyptian necropolis since the dawn of ancient Egyptian history. At the New Kingdom necropolis of Saqqara, the Leiden-Turin Expedition excavates since 1975 where the tombs of Horemheb and Maya were discovered and reconstructed and where the mission is still uncovering the secret of this major area of the magnificent cemetery.

***Please note that our seats are limited. Our doors open at 5:30 and close at 6:15 or earlier, in case our lecture room has reached its full capacity***

𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: — Dutch Research Council — Leiden University, The Netherlands — Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy — National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, The Netherlands