The Many Lives of Theban Tomb 16: Lecture by Egyptologist Suzanne Onstine

Start Date 10/21/2026

Start Time 6:00 pm

End Date 10/21/2026

End Time 7:00 pm

Location Geological Lecture Hall, Harvard University, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Event Type Education and Workshops

The Many Lives of Theban Tomb 16: Lecture by Egyptologist Suzanne Onstine

Name: The Many Lives of Theban Tomb 16: Lecture by Egyptologist Suzanne Onstine
Start: 2026-10-21T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-21T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Geological Lecture Hall, Harvard University, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Event Details

University of Memphis Egyptologist Suzanne Onstine presents new research on Theban Tomb 16, a New Kingdom tomb in Luxor that was reused for more than a thousand years. The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture talk covers the tomb’s painted plaster scenes and what they reveal about daily life and funerary culture in ancient Egypt. The lecture is free, with separate in-person and online registration.