2026-7 TVAES Talks and Study Day programme

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Lectures and events

Amenhotep Son of Hapu: Nobleman and Demi-god
In-Person only. No advance booking required. Tickets on the door
Date: Saturday 5^th September 2026 @ 2pm
By Professor Aidan Dodson
Venue: Oakwood Centre
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
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Recent Archaeological work at South Saqqara
on-line via Zoom
Date: Saturday 10^th October 2026 @ 2pm
By Professor Hana Vymazalová
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
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Private Statuary at Deir el-Medina (AGM at 1.00pm on Zoom)
on-line via Zoom
Date: Saturday 24^th October 2026 @ 2pm
By David Bruegger
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
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Double, Double Toil and Trouble, Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble: Fiery cauldrons of the Netherworld
In-Person only. No advance booking required. Tickets on the door
Date: Saturday 21^st November 2026 @ 2pm
By Dr Kristine Reinhold
Venue: Coronation Hall Woodley
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Goddesses in Ramessid Egypt: Examining divine feminine agency in three case studies from the reigns of Seti I and Ramesses II
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Date: Saturday 12^th December 2026 @ 2pm
By Dr Edward Scrivens
Venue: Coronation Hall Woodley
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Cancer and Medicine in Ancient Egypt
on-line via Zoom
Date: Saturday January 9^th 2027 @ 4pm
By Dr. Roselyn A. Campbell
on-line via Zoom
Cost:Free for Members and £4 Visitors
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ANCIENT EGYPT NEWS

Saqqara Tombs: Three New Kingdom tombs (1550 BCE–1070 BCE) uncovered at the Bubasteion Necropolis, including an inscription detailing a military commander's return from northern Syria. [1]

Elkab Hieroglyphs: Rock art and monumental hieroglyphs found dating back to around 4000 BCE—written over 1,000 years before the Great Pyramid of Giza. [1]

Wadi Tumilat Settlement: A Second Intermediate Period settlement unearthed at Tell el-Koua, featuring mudbrick homes, silos, and unusual human burials. [1]

Tel El-Deir Finds: Intricately carved limestone tombstones and pottery coffins blending Egyptian and Greco-Roman traditions uncovered in Damietta. [1]