XX-Cavations: Women in Ancient Egypt and Modern Egyptology

Panel Discussion Summary

Abstract

This report summarises the main themes addressed during the inaugural Interdisciplinary Egyptology discussion series panel XX-Cavations: Women in Ancient Egypt and Modern Egyptology. During our conversation, we talked about why we study women in the past, how we do research and communicate it to the public, and what part women play in Egyptology today. The role of women, past and present, in the study of ancient Egypt and Sudan has often been overlooked, and this panel highlighted those contributions while celebrating the diversity of approaches in the field.