Egyptologist Edwin “Ted” Brock will discuss the reconstruction of the sarcophagus of Pharaoh Ramses VI, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 2 in Heritage Hall Room 106. Admission is free and open to the public.

Brock and his team reconstructed a sarcophagus from one of the largest tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Ramses’ sarcophagus was pieced together from 250 fragments likely broken and scattered in the pharaoh’s tomb by ancient tomb robbers, said UAB Egyptologist Sarah Parcak, Ph.D. Ramses VI ruled nearly 3,100 years ago.

Brock’s lecture is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the UAB School of Social & Behavioral Sciences and the UAB Laboratory for Global Health Observation.