Welcome to North Texas ARCE
Welcome to the North Texas Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt
We are one of the oldest and most active of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) chapters with regular programs, occasional seminars, and a variety of other activities. At our events you will hear and have a chance to talk with prominent Egyptologists from around the world as well as up and coming scholars. Lectures are free and open to the public.
Our monthly lectures are preceded by a social half hour with refreshments, and we enjoy a post-presentation "no host" dinner with our speaker at a nearby restaurant.
Our Most Recent Event
July 11th, 2026 — 7:30 PM — Roselyn A. Campbell
Free and open to the public!
“Cancer and Medicine in Ancient Egypt”
While cancer is often considered a disease of the modern world, caused by tobacco, industrial pollution, and other elements of modernization, increasing evidence suggests that cancer has been present for millennia. Over the past decade, evidence for cancer has even been found in fossilized dinosaurs. This lecture will examine evidence of cancer in past human populations through the study of human remains, particularly from ancient Egypt, and will consider the medical treatments the Egyptians may have used to treat cancer and other diseases.
About the Speaker
Dr. Roselyn A. Campbell is a bioarchaeologist and Egyptologist. She received her PhD from the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, and is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Purdue University with Dr. Michele Buzon. In addition to her work on cancer in the past, her work also analyzes state-sanctioned violence in the past. Dr. Campbell has excavated throughout Egypt and the Middle East, as well as in Peru, Ethiopia, Armenia, Spain, and the western United States. Her most recent publication considers gender and medicine in ancient Egypt, and in 2024, she co-edited The Poetics of Violence in Afro-Eurasian Bioarchaeology (Springer). Dr. Campbell’s most recent project explores activity patterns and community relationships in human remains from Tombos, modern Sudan.
Venue
Fondren Science Building — 3215 Daniel Ave, Dallas, TX 75205
Important SMU Parking Information
Southern Methodist University kindly sponsors us and provides limited free parking.
Please be sure to park in Lot Q or Lot R next to Fondren Science Building.
It’s easiest to find lecture room 123 in Fondren if you enter from the Lot R side of the building. There will be limited NT-ARCE event signage to help you find your way once inside the Fondren Science Building.
The Club Thanks
Our members, guest speakers, and visitors, and...
Our Generous Sponsor
Southern Methodist University’s Clements Department of History
NT-ARCE 2026 Officers
President: David Kuhlmann
Vice President, Program Chair: Teri Kuhlmann
Treasurer: Samantha Tennant
Secretary: Jennifer Danford
Officers-At-Large: Karlene Schoonover & Susan Patterson
Refreshments generously provided by Jennifer & Butch Danford
See any of the above listed people at a meeting to discuss ideas, offer suggestions, ask questions, or volunteer to help the club with us.
Renew ARCE
Here is a link to national ARCE if you'd like to renew your membership now. Don't forget to designate North Texas ARCE as your affiliated local chapter. Many thanks to all those who have already renewed!
Join ARCE
Join our parent organization, the American Research Center in Egypt for online lectures, periodic reports of current excavations and projects in Egypt, and other member benefits. Don't forget to designate North Texas ARCE as your affiliated local chapter.