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Our
Programme for the Society Year 2007 - 2008 |
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Main
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Please
Note: All SSAE Lectures begin promptly at 1.30 pm unless otherwise
stated
As a courtesy to the speaker and to the audience, latecomers may not be admitted
to the lecture theatre until there is a convenient break in proceedings.
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Saturday
21 April 2007 |
The Cult of Ramesses II at Deir el Medina
Karen Exell (University of Durham)
Sometimes it is easy to feel that you know everything worth knowing about Ramesses II. Trust me, you don't; and Karen will open your eyes to the truth about that insecure monarch…
to be followed by:
The Society's 2007 Annual General Meeting
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New Mechanics
Nottingham |
Friday 11 - Monday 14 May 2007 |
Visit to Paris (including the Louvre Museum)
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"House of the Ka” - Mastaba Tomb Decoration
Victor Blunden - ( Manchester Ancient Egypt Society)
Victor has a knack for getting behind the meaning of those religious texts that puzzle us all. Prepare to be enlightened!
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University
of Derby
Kedleston Road Main Site |
Saturday
7 July 2007 |
Visit to Cambridge (including the Fitzwilliam Museum)
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Saturday
11 August 2007
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"The Unwearying Stars:
Astronomical Diagrams & Texts from Ancient Egypt "
Dr. Sarah Symons - (University of Leicester, Department of Physics & Astronomy)
THIS IS A PROGRAMME CHANGE - DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, DR NEAL SPENCER WILL NOW GIVE HIS LECTURE AT A LATER DATE.
THE SSAE APOLOGISES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED
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Library Lecture Theatre
Chesterfield |
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Saturday
20 October 2007
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Howard Carter: the Amateur Professional
Alan Jeffreys - (Egyptology Scotland)
It is always interesting to find out how Carter became involved in Egyptology and all the various sites he discovered and worked on…as well as Tutankhamun. Alan is one of the few people to have visited some of Carter's more remote sites.
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New
Mechanics
Nottingham |
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Saturday
1 December 2007
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Ships and Shipping in the New Kingdom
Angus Graham - (Egypt Exploration Society)
Angus is an expert on the changing course of the Nile and brings great enthusiasm and special expertise to the study of traffic on this vital artery of communication.
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University
of Derby
Kedleston Road Main Site |
Saturday
15 December
2007 |
Visit to the "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibition at the O2 Dome, Greenwich
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The Tenth Annual Tony Harkus Memorial Lecture
The Excavation of KV39 in the Valley of the Kings
Ian Buckley, Director of KV39
A tomb that actually sits above the Valley of the Kings , KV39 is rightly called an enigma. Was it the tomb of Amenhotep I? Internally it is actually two, or even three, tombs. Ian has conducted the most comprehensive investigation into KV39 and its secrets.
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Library
Lecture Theatre
Chesterfield |
Tuesday 12 - Tuesday 19 February 2008 |
Discovery Visit to Egypt - Cairo |
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Saturday
26 April 2008
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Digging in Egypt: An Old Kingdom Cemetery
Professor Alan Lloyd
Professor Lloyd makes a welcome return to our Society to give this talk; originally scheduled for the Tony Harkus Memorial Lecture in February 2007.
& The Society's 2008 Annual General Meeting
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New
Mechanics
Nottingham |
