What did the ancient Egyptians eat and drink? What did a typical ancient Egyptian family have for dinner? Ancient Egyptian civilization thrived for at least 5,000 years, an amazing achievement. The ancient Egyptians did not, however, erect even one fast food chain. Join us for an illustrated lecture, utilizing images from tomb walls and actual archaeological finds to introduce the diet of ancient Egypt, what we know and how we know it. Theirs was a diet far more varied than you might think!

Presented by Dr. Steve Phillips, who is the Curatorial Research Coordinator in the Egyptian Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. He specializes in the study of human origins, human skeletal biology, ancient Egyptian mummies and mummification, archaeology, and Egyptology. He has traveled extensively, participating in a wide range of archaeological excavations for over 30 years, including fieldwork at Petra, Jordan; near Bordeaux in southwestern France; and in Egypt – at the Great Pyramids and at Saqqara.

This program will be HYBRID: you can watch on our 100" high-definition screen, or from the comfort of your home! The Zoom link will be sent out the day of the program.

Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library.