Dakhleh Oasis: Archaeology

Dakhleh Oasis: Archaeology

Find out more about the Dakhleh Oasis Project. Since 1977, an international team of specialists have pursued various lines of research including landscape, climate and environmental evolution, as well as human culture throughout history. This talk with Prof Tony Mills, Chair of the Dakhleh Oasis Trust and Director (1978-2005) of the Dakhleh Oasis Project, will introduce the oasis, its unique location, climate and historical timeline.Tony will also introduce the Dahkleh Oasis Project itself, its field programmes, rationale, and the future of the project.

This event will be a talk followed by a Q & A.

This event is the first in a mini event series about the Dakhleh Oasis Project.

About the Dakleh Oasis Project

The Dakhleh Oasis Project (DOP) is a long-term regional study of the interaction between environmental changes and human activity in the Dakhleh Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt. The study includes all the time since the first incursion of humans around 400,000 years ago, down to the 21st century oasis farmers, and all the human activity and all the changing environmental conditions for which there is evidence within the time period.

Find out more about the project here.

Pay as you feel £6/£8/£10

Tickets will include entry to the event, evening entry to the museum, and access to the museum shop. A bar will also be open on the night, serving wine, soft drinks, tea, coffee, and snacks for an additional cost.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Royal Cornwall Museum, 25 River Street, Truro, United Kingdom