We have lost a good friend.
Kathleen (“Kitty”) Picken passed away in Des Moines, Iowa on March 3, 2023 after a short illness (https://www.overtonfunerals.com/obituary/kathleen-kitty-picken).
She has been a friend and supporter of our projects at El-Kurru and Jebel Barkal from the beginning of our work in Sudan in 2013. This continued her long-standing interest in ancient Nubia, which she developed as a docent at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago over many years.
Without Kitty, our project simply would not have happened. We will always remember her lively curiosity, her contributions to shaping our thinking about Nubia through many conversations over the years, and her remarkable generosity.
