Research Archives of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

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Wrapping up Day 1: Here’s a look back at tonight’s plenary lecture.

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Here we see evidence for wine production in Egypt. This scene is from the Tomb of Ipuy (TT 217) at Deir el-Medineh dating to the time of Ramses II. This scene shows grapes being processed: picked grapes from vines, placing them in baskets, and then treading on them in vats.

to Breasted’s expeditions to Nubia in 1905-1906 and 1906-1907! Here we see a photograph of the temple reliefs from Amada, which was originally built by Dynasty 18 Pharaoh Thutmose III. His son and successor, Amenhotep II, continued to decorate the temple, and here we see him offering wine to the god Re-Horakhty.