Monmouth meets
Egyptian royalty

By: Sarah Sherry
Contributing Writer

Professor Victor Martinez gave a lecture on King Tutankhamun, the young boy who was made a king of Egypt.

This lecture took place on Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m in the Huff Athletic Center classrooms.

This lecture is a supplement to the current King Tut exhibit “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” at Chicago’s Field Museum, which is on display until Jan. 1, 2007.

Martinez’s lecture encompassed various aspects of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, including the contents of the burial place, which is hidden in the Valley of the Kings.

Another feature of Martinez’s lecture was a discussion on the afterlife of Tutankhamun. In addition, Martinez talked about viewing objects in their context as Egyptian insignia, archaeological artifacts and modern fixations.

Martinez has an M.A. in classical archaeology and a B.A. in classics. His master’s thesis is entitled “Spanish Amphorae from Excavations on the Palatine, Rome.”

Martinez is currently in the doctoral program for ancient art at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. His dissertation is entitled “Etrusco-Italic Herclè: A Study in the Formation of Image, Cult, and Regional Identity.”

Martinez’s examination fields include Etruscan and Roman art and archaeology, western Greek art and archaeology and archaeological method and theory.