Become a member and save up to 33% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. Exploring Ancient Egypt: Culture, Commerce, and Daily Life Eating and Drinking Like an Egyptian Afternoon Lecture/Seminar Thursday, September 4, 2025 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET Code: 1NV141 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Registration Login $25 Member 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 $30 Gen. Admission Adding to your cart... Add to cart Log in to add this program to your wishlist! A 10% processing fee will be applied at checkout. Save when you purchase this program as a part of one of these series! 4 Program Series: Exploring Ancient Egypt: Culture, Commerce, and Daily Life View series details Resize text Statuette of woman preparing beer, Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty (Sailko / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Museo archeologico nazionale) Discover the fascinating world of ancient Egypt in programs that explore the daily life, culture, and innovations of one of the world’s most influential civilizations. Scholar Shelby Justl of the Penn Museum in Philadelphia draws on the discoveries of ongoing archaeological explorations and experimental archaeology to bring to life the rich history of Egypt and its expanding role on the global stage. Session Information Eating and Drinking Like an Egyptian Ever wonder what you’d eat if you lived 4,000 years ago? Explore evidence of food and drink found in tomb and temple scenes and ancient burial sites that reveals an Egyptian diet that included bread, beer (starting at age 5), figs, legumes, onions, lettuce, honey, and at times meat and fish. Justl looks at how these items were produced; taboos associated with ancient foods; and how a commoner’s diet differs from that of wealthier folk with more access to meat. She discusses recent discoveries—including the world’s oldest known industrial-scale beer factory found in 2021—and her own research into ancient Egyptian honey and beekeeping. Additional Sessions of the Exploring Ancient Egypt Series September 11: Ancient Egyptian Adornments September 18: The Fairer Sex: Women in Ancient Egypt September 25: Ships, Travel, and Trade on the “Great Green” Mediterranean General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
