2023-4 TVAES Talks and Study Day programme
For academic year 2023-24 TVAES has an extended programme of lectures which are divided between in-person lectures in Woodley or zoom lectures online. Lectures will be in one format or another but not both. Our next lectures are detailed below:
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Lectures
Updates from the King's Valley: Recent Archaeological Survey and Documentation Research in the Valley of the Kings
Date: Saturday 9th March 2024 at 4.00 pm
By Nicholas Brown
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
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Tomb Robbery in Ancient Thebes
Date: Saturday 6th April 2024 at 2.00 pm
By Dr Nigel Strudwick
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Venue: Oakwood Centre Woodley In-Person only 2.00 pm No advance booking required
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Unearthing the area of the large Pylon Temple in Athribis
Date: Saturday 18th May 2024 at 11.00 am
An Online Zoom Lecture
By Dr Marcus Mueller
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
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Alexandria: Found & Lost
Date: Saturday 15th June 2024 at 2pm
By Dr Chris Naunton
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Venue: Coronation Hall Woodley In-Person only 2.00 pm No advance booking required
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The textiles from the Theban Tomb 298 at Deir el-Medina: First Survey and First Observations
Date: Saturday 6th July 2024 at 2.00 pm
An Online Zoom Lecture
By Amandine Merat
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
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ANCIENT EGYPT NEWS
Tomb of ancient Egyptian mercenary commander found in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,600-year-old tomb belonging to a man of high status: a "commander of foreign mercenaries" named "Wahibre-mery-Neith."
The British Museum houses a tablet which provides a peek into work-life balance in ancient Egypt. It documents the number of sick days and why 40 workers took time off from their workplace in 1250 BC.
Virtual tours of five Egyptian historic sites