
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
The tomb of Amen-Hotep III's vizier Amen-Hotep Huy
An Online Zoom Lecture
Date: Saturday 14th October 2023 at 2.00 pm
By Dr Francisco Jose Martin Valentin
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Online booking will open in early October following the monthly email. Click to book
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TVAES AGM - Saturday 28th October 2023 at 1.00 pm
Members Only, Booking not Required – Please check October monthly email for zoom link’)
Provincial Egypt in a nutshell - 10 years of the Gebelein Archaeological Project
An Online Zoom Lecture
Date: Saturday 28th October 2023 at 2. pm
By Wojtek Ejsmond
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Online booking will open in early October following the monthly email. Click to book
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Perception of the god Seth in Ancient Egyptian and Modern Cultures
Date: Saturday 18th November 2023 at 2pm
By Dr Ian Taylor
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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The Nubian Pharaohs of Egypt
Date: Saturday 2nd December 2023 at 2pm
By Professor Aidan Dodson
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 January 2024 at 2.00 pm
An Online Zoom Lecture
By Amandine Merat
Cost: Free for Members and £4 Visitors
Online booking will open nearer the time, following a monthly email. Click to book
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Painting and Painting Materials in ancient Egypt
Date: Saturday 24th February 2024 at 2.00 pm 
By Dr Ruth Siddall
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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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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TBC
An Online Zoom Lecture
Date: Saturday 23th March 2024 at 2.00 pm
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
Online booking will open nearer the time, following a monthly email. Click to book
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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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Date: 6th July 2024 at 2.00 pm
An Online Zoom Lecture
TBC
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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