The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.

The ancient Egyptians had a rich and multifaceted relationship with the natural world around them, especially with animals. Animals, domestic and wild, played symbolic roles in the Egyptian universe as representatives and manifestations of various deities, and practical roles in the lives of ancient Egyptians where they functioned as pets, food, and offerings to the gods. In this one-hour seminar we will look at some of the many different ways the ancient Egyptians related to the animals populating their universe. Course is for students interested in ancient Egypt and animals; no prior knowledge is required.

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