For more information contact Bernadette Duvernoy at 618.462.0677. The South Suburban Archaeological Society hosts Robert K. Ritner, Ph. D., who will speak on magic in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptians believed that this magic, called heka , was a force by which the gods created and maintained the world. Dr. Ritner received his Ph.D. with honors in Egyptology from the University of Chicago and has considerable lecture experience. He has had a great many publication and reveiw credits and awards, has held teaching and supervisory positions at Yale University and the University of Chicago, and is currently Associate Professor of Egyptology at the Oriental Institure.
Admission is free and open to the public.