Kent Weeks (Photo from www.ancient.co.uk)

The Lyme-Old Lyme High School Luxor Library Student Ambassadors and the Friends of Luxor Library will present a lecture by world-leading Egyptologist Kent R. Weeks at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, at Lyme-Old Lyme High School. The lecture is free, open to the public, and appropriate for both children and adults.

Dr. Weeks will share highlights from his remarkable career searching for, excavating, and mapping the tombs, monuments, and temples of ancient Egypt. He will talk about his major discovery – the unearthing of the tomb belonging to the sons of Ramses II, considered the most significant find in the Valley of the Kings since Howard Carter discovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922. He will also share the latest news about the hidden chamber that archaeologists believe they will find behind the walls of King Tut’s tomb.

Dr. Weeks, who lives in Old Lyme when he is not in Egypt, will discuss how a teacher first sparked his interest in ancient Egypt and why he believes education is the key to preserving Egypt’s heritage. To that end, he has created the Theban Mapping Project Library in Luxor, where each week hundreds of local children engage in activities designed to teach them about the importance of protecting the monuments of ancient Egypt.

A fundraising reception to benefit the library will follow the lecture at a private home on Lyme Street ($50 per person).

For information about the reception, email friendsofluxorlibrary@gmail.com.

For more information about the lecture, visit friendsofluxorlibrary.blogspot.com.

Lyme-Old Lyme High School is located at 69 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT.