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Seminar with Dr. Manfred Bietak

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A Newly Discovered Near Eastern Type of Palace of the Hyksos King Khayan in Avaris, Egypt Professor Dr. Manfred Bietak Professor Emeritus of Egyptology, University of Vienna Director Emeritus of the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Cairo

What Special Lecture
When April 18, 2011
from 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Where Fowler Museum Bldg., Room A139
Contact Name Laura Lliguin
Contact Email
Contact Phone 310-794-4837
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