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Stolen Fragments: Black Markets, Bad Faith, and the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artefacts stolen fragmentson-line via Zoom
Date: Saturday November 15th 2025 at 11am
By Roberta Mazza
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Venue Online ZOOM lecture
Booking: Ticket sales will be opened at the beginning of November
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The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt -in-person Lecture The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt
Date: Saturday 29th November 2025 at 2.00 pm
By Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jonesn
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Venue Oakwood Centre
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Tickets: on the door

Alone among women. The tomb of Ukhhotep IV and Hathor at Meir -in-person Lecture ancient egypt
Date: Saturday 20th December 2025 at 2.00 pm
By Dr. Wolfram Grajetzki
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Venue Coronation Hall
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The 99%: life and death of commoners in ancient Egypt life and death of commoners in ancient Egypton-line via Zoom
Date: Saturday 10th January 2026 at 2.00 pm
By Professor Richard Bussmann
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
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Booking available nearer the time

Made in Ancient Egypt: meeting the makers Made in Ancient Egypt: meeting the makers
Date: Saturday 31stJanuary 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 ZoomNew Light on Ancient Napata
Date: SUNDAY March 8th 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 Tracks on the Sand : The Desert Hinterlands in Ancient Egypt
Date: Saturday 14th 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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 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.

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