2025-6 TVAES Talks and Study Day programme

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Lectures and events

Made in Ancient Egypt: meeting the makers
Date: Saturday 31^stJanuary 2026 at 2.00 pm
By Dr Helen Strudwick
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Venue Oakwood Centre
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New Light on Ancient Napata: Urban Center of the Empire of Kush on-line via Zoom
Date: SUNDAY March 8^th 2026 at 2pm
By Dr. Geoff Emberling
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Venue on-line via Zoom
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Tracks on the Sand : The Desert Hinterlands in Ancient Egypt
Date: Saturday 14^th March 2026 at 2.00 pm
By Dr Mohamed Osman Abdollah
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Venue Coronation Hall
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Raptors Unwrapped: the exploitation of birds of prey in Late and Ptolemaic Egypt - an in-person Lecture
Date: Saturday 11^thApril 2026 at 2.00 pm
By Dr Lidija McKnight
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Venue Coronation Hall
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Tickets: on the door

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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."

Ancient Egyptian Worker Took Sick Leave to Embalm his Mother
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.

EGYPTIAN MUSEUM IN CAIRO
The world's largest collection of Egyptian antiquities
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