Ancient Egypt and Modern Archaeology: Excavations at Mendes in the Nile Delta
Mendes, once the capital of Egypt, has a history spanning several thousand years from before the first Egyptian pharaohs to the last of the Roman emperors. Billy Morin is a permnent senior staff member of the Penn State University's Egyptian expedition team at Mendes and will present details of recent discoveries.

Morin is a PhD student in Egyptian archaeology at Leiden University in The Netherlands. He has a BA from NYU and a MPhil in archaeology from Cambridge University. He has been on the executive board of the NY chapters of the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Research Center in Egypt.