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FEBRUARY 2010

1st Northampton Ancient Egyptian Historical Society.

Peter Clayton: “Here am I” – Ushabtis, Servants for the Afterworld.

3rd Staffordshire Egyptology Society.

Martin Davies: The Valley of the Tombs of the Kings.

6th North East Ancient Egypt Society.

Jacky Finch: Out on a Limb – Prosthetic Medicine in Ancient Egypt.

6th Plymouth and District Egyptology Society.

Yvonne Harper: Lecture TBA.

6th University of Manchester.

STUDY DAY. See Major Events.

6th Wessex Ancient Egypt Society.

Rosalind Janssen: John Pendlebury in Amarna.

9th Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology – London.

6-8 pm. TRAIL: Beyond Isis and Osiris – Alternate Sexualities in Ancient Egypt. Taking the visitor around objects within the Petrie Museum, considering some of the evidence used to support the existence of homosexuality and construction of sexuality in ancient Egypt. Drop in Session.

11th Egyptian Cultural Bureau.

Charlotte Booth: The Myth of Cleopatra.

13th Egyptology Scotland – Edinburgh Branch.

Violaine Chauvet: Old Kingdom Tombs.

13th Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society.

Paul Nicholson: Reconstructing Industries at Amarna.

15th Manchester Ancient Egypt Society.

Mark Walker: Ancient Egypt on Film.

16th Egypt Society of Bristol.

AGM; followed by Aidan Dodson Soldiers to Pharaohs – Ay and Horemheb; followed by Winter Party.

17th Friends of the Egypt Centre – Swansea.

Martina Minas-Nerpel: Khepri in the Royal Iconography of the New Kingdom.

17th Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology – London.

11am.-4pm. FAMILY WORKSHOP: Travel to Ancient Kush. North Cloisters, Wilkins Building, UCL. Explore ancient Kush through objects in the Petrie Museum from Meroë, with children’s author K.N. Chimbiri. Suitable for 7-11 years and their families. Free, drop-in session.

18th Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology – London.

1-4pm. FAMILY WORKSHOP: Travel to Ancient Kush. At the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. (See 17th February).

19th Poynton Egypt Group.

Steven Snape: Boats, Beer and Standard- Bearers – New Evidence from Zawiyet Umm el- Rakham.

20th The Egyptian Society – Taunton.

Aidan Dodson: Soldiers to Pharaohs – Ay to Horemheb.

20th Leicestershire Ancient Egypt Society.

Marsia Bealby: Interconnections and Trade Between Crete/the Aegean Islands and Egypt.

20th Southampton Ancient Egypt Society.

Sarah Jackman: The Representation and Symbolism of the Royal Crowns of Ancient Egypt.

25th Egyptian Cultural Bureau.

Ian Shaw: Egypt as a Satrapy in the Persian Empire – Stone Vessels and Stelae.

25th Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology – London.

6-7:30pm (film starts at 6:30). Back to the Petrie? Christopher Ingold Lecture Theatre, Chemistry Building, Gordon Street. Watch the return of the major loan exhibition Excavating Egypt from the US to the Petrie Museum.

25th Three Counties Ancient History Society.

Martin Davies: An Introduction to Egyptian Art.

27th Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology – London.

11:30am.-1:30pm. Sock it! – Making ancient Egyptian socks from scratch. Further sockmaking. Drop-in session.

March

1st Tameside Egyptology Group.

Video and Discussion, Chaired by Alan Reiblein: Rameses the Great.

3rd Staffordshire Egyptology Society.

Christopher Naunton: The Tomb of Harwa – An Enormous and Complex Monument of Dynasty 25.

6th Plymouth & District Egyptology Society.

Ian Shaw: Recent Fieldwork at the Gurob Harem Palace.

6th Wessex Ancient Egypt Society.

Geoffrey Killen: Ancient Egyptian Furniture – From the Earliest Examples to the ‘Wonderful Things’ of the New Kingdom.

7th Essex Egyptology Group.

Rosalind Janssen: From Hollywood to Thebes – in Search of Natacha Rambova.

8th Manchester Ancient Egypt Society.

Jacqueline Campbell: Aspects of Nutrition in Ancient Egypt in Health and Disease.

8th Wirral Ancient Egypt Society.

Peter Robinson: How to Read a Royal Tomb.

10th Friends of the Egypt Centre – Swansea.

David Gill: Looting– A Contemporary View.

11th Egyptian Cultural Bureau.

Stephen Quirke: Eternal Holiday? Middle Kingdom Concepts of Burial.

11th Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.

6-8 pm EVENT. Horror at the Museum – The Mummy’s Shroud. In the 1920’s an archaeologist excavates the mummy of a boy Pharaoh … with dire consequences for all involved in the expedition. Book in advance. Over 18’s only. Contact: Debbie Challis. Email: d.challis @  ucl.ac.uk Tel: 020 7679 4138.

13th Egyptology Scotland – Glasgow Venue.

Anthony Russell: The Sea Peoples in Text and Archaeology.

13th North East Ancient Egypt Society – Newcastle Venue.

Chris Naunton : Pink Underwear and Other Shocking Escapades from the Archives of the Egypt Exploration Society.

13th RAMASES.

Peggy Dewey Memorial Lecture, hosted by John Dewey: The Royal Theban Tombs.

13th Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society.

Tony Leahy: The Native Elite in Egypt under Persian Domination (525-404BC).

16th Egypt Society of Bristol.

Karen Exell: Lecture TBA.

17th Bolton Archaeology & Egyptology Society.

Carol Andrews: Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Jewellery from Ancient Egypt.

19th Friends of the Petrie Museum.

Marsia Bealby: Minoans Abroad – The Case of Minoan-Style Murals at Avaris in the Nile Delta.

19th Poynton Egypt Group.

AGM, followed by Campbell Price: Seeing Beneath the Sand – Geophysical Mapping of the Saqqara Necropolis.

20th The Egyptian Society – Taunton.

Charlotte Booth: Board Games of Ancient Egypt.

20th Manchester Ancient Egypt Society.

STUDY DAY. Egypt’s Dazzling Sun King – The Reign of Amenhotep III. Speakers: Victor

Blunden, Bob Partridge & Joyce Tyldesley. Members £20, non-members £25. Contact Gill Cook: 0161 976 1165.

20th Southampton Ancient Egypt Society.

Martin Davies: Ancient Egyptian Tomb- Models of Daily Life.

25th Carlisle & District Egyptology Society.

Jacky Finch. Lecture TBA.

25th Horus Egyptology Society.

Joyce Tyldesley: Queens and Conspiracies.

27th Egyptian Cultural Bureau.

STUDY DAY. : Hidden Egypt … off the usual tourist tracks. Speakers: Bob Partridge & Peter Phillips, editors of ANCIENT EGYPT. Requires advanced booking – contact the Bureau.

27th Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

11:30am - 1:30pm EVENT. Sock It! Making Ancient Egyptian Socks From Scratch. Further sock-making. Drop-in session.

27th Sussex Egyptology Society – Horsham Venue.

Geoffrey Killen: Furniture Fit for a Pharaoh – Ancient Egyptian Woodworking.

april

3rd Plymouth & District Egyptology Society.

Jim Wearing: Senenmut.

3rd Wessex Ancient Egypt Society.

Jacqueline Campbell: Nutrition of the Ancient Egyptians – In Health and Disease.

4th Essex Egyptology Group.

Sue Moseley: The End of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

7th Friends of the Egypt Centre – Swansea.

Jasmine Day: Mummymania.

7th Staffordshire Egyptology Society.

Patricia Hall: Amelia Edwards.

9th Poynton Egypt Group.

Edwin C. Brock: Hidden Thebes.

10th Egyptology Scotland – Edinburgh Venue.

Alice Stevenson: Exploring the Diversity of Predynastic Burial Practices.

10th Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society.

Angela MacDonald: The Art of Writing in Ancient Egypt.

12th Manchester Ancient Egypt Society.

Lord & Lady Carnarvon: The Fifth Earl of Carnarvon and the Discovery of Tutankhamun. Contact Society for booking details.

12th Wirral Ancient Egypt Society.

Aidan Dodson: Amarna Sunset – The End of the Amarna Period.

17th Leicestershire Ancient Egypt Society.

Jasmine Day: Mummymania.

17th Southampton Ancient Egypt Society.

Dylan Bickerstaffe: The Egyptian Labyrinth – A Middle Kingdom Enigma.

20th Egyptology Scotland – Aberdeen Venue.

Emily Jane Anderson: Six Scottish Sekhmets in Scottish Collections.

22nd Carlisle & District Egyptology Society.

Emily Jane Anderson: Investigating Statues of the Goddess Sekhmet from the Reign of Amenhotep III.

23rd Friends of the Petrie Museum.

Glen Godenho: Recent Work at Mo‘alla – Excavations at the Tomb Complex of Ankhtifi.

24th The Egyptian Society – Taunton.

Alice Stevenson: Ritual Practice in Predynastic Egypt.

24th Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt – Nottingham Venue.

Colin Reader: Gold – Flesh of the Gods.

28th The Ankh – South East Kent Egyptology Society.

David Wise: Pinhole Photographs of Egypt and Israel. Tickets required. Contact Carol Porter. Tel. 01227 363424. E-mail carolporter @ hotmail.co.uk

12th January - 1st April 2010,

THE PETRIE MUSEUM, UCL, LONDON:

EGYPT [UNCLASSIFIED]

A quirky exhibition by artist Gemma Aboe of visual investigations into Egypt’s history. See: http://www.gemma-aboe.com/

6th February 2010,

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER: STUDY DAY - MUMMIES, SCIENCE AND EGYPTOLOGY II

Further scientific investigations and archaeological research into the inhabitants of the Nile Valley. Speakers: Rosalie David, Natalie McCreesh and Roger Forshaw. Web site: www.knhcentre.manchester.ac.uk 

E-mail: roger.forshaw @ manchester.ac.uk.

20th February 2010,

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON: STUDY DAY

FORENSIC ASPECTS OF ANCIENT EGYPT

Presented by Joyce Filer. For further details, contact Richard Barritt: rikki_promo @ yahoo.co.uk or 07973 695 168.

6th March 2010,

UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL: DAY SCHOOL

RITUAL AND MAGIC IN ANCIENT EGYPT

A SACE Egyptology Day School. Speakers: Kasia Szpakowska, Mark Collier and Steven Snape. For further details, contact Glenn Godenho. Email: ggodenho @ liverpool.ac.uk Tel: 0151 794 2475.

27th March 2010,

BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON: STUDY DAY

DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Organised by Suzanne Lax-Bojtos. Speakers: Jac Janssen, Carol Andrews, Joseph Clayton, Kasia Szpakowska and Dylan Bickerstaffe. For fees and further information, tel. 020 7631 6627. For bookings, tel. 020 7631 6651.

7th - 9th May 2010,

HORNCASTLE COLLEGE, HORNCASTLE, LINCS:

STUDY AND CONFERENCE WEEKEND

Jointly hosted by the Ancient Egypt and Middle East Society, The Egypt Exploration Society, and The Palestine Exploration Fund. Speakers to include Patricia Spencer, Aidan Dodson and Chris Naunton. Contact details Email: sue.kirk12 @ btinternet.com  Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 1880.

Week of 10th May 2010,

SWANSEA UNIVERSITY: EXPERIMENT AND EXPERIENCE – ANCIENT EGYPT IN THE PRESENT

The Egypt Centre and the Centre for Egyptology and Mediterranean Archaeology present lectures, workshops and practical demonstrations on ancient Egyptian technology. See: www.swan.ac.uk/egypt/events/Conference%202010/experiment.htm

5th June 2010,

THE BURRELL COLLECTION, GLASGOW: STUDY DAY

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PETRIE

Jointly hosted by the Friends of the Petrie Museum and Egyptology Scotland. Fee £25/£20, Contact: Friends of the Petrie Museum.

10th - 12th June 2010,

LONDON (Venue TBC): CONFERENCE

DISCIPLINARY MEASURES? HISTORIES OF EGYPTOLOGY IN A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONTEXT.

Jointly hosted by the Egypt Exploration Society, The Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies at The School of Oriental and African Studies and The Heritage Studies Research Group, University College London Institute of Archaeology. Contact details Email: w_carruthers @ yahoo.com, Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 1880.

24th - 27th June 2010,

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER: SUMMER SCHOOL EGYPTOLOGY AT MANCHESTER

The second joint KNH Centre and Manchester Museum Summer School. Lectures, object-handling sessions and a laboratory tour. Web site: www.knhcentre.manchester.ac.uk.

E-mail: joyce.tyldesley @ manchester.ac.uk

26th June 2010,

WIGAN, LANCS: STUDY DAY

Jointly hosted by the Friends of the Petrie Museum and the Horus Egyptology Society. Exploring the issues around the presentation of ancient Egypt on film. Fee £30, Contact: Friends of Petrie Museum.

10th July 2010,

MANCHESTER: FUND-RAISING CONFERENCE FOR THE AMARNA PROJECT AND AMARNA TRUST

A special day of lectures on the past and present work at El Amarna in the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, by Professor Barry Kemp. Organised by Manchester Ancient Egypt Society. For more information, visit: www.maes.org.uk or contact Bob Partridge, Editor of AE.

21st - 22nd August 2010,

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON:

ANCIENT WORLD CONFERENCE, 2010

Jointly hosted Ancient World Tours and The Friends of the Petrie Museum. For details see: www.ancient.co.uk

11th - 12th September 2010,

THE BRITISH MUSEUM:

THE THIRD BRITISH EGYPTOLOGY CONGRESS (BEC3)

Jointly hosted by the Egypt Exploration Society, The Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, British Museum and University College London. Keynote lecture by Mark Lehner. Contact details Email: bec3 @ ees.ac.uk, Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 1880.

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