The Tomb of Nefertari

It was great, once again, to welcome our friend John Johnson from the Horus Society to deliver our February lecture and to see such a good turnout for it. John delivered his talk in his usual inimical style, with an equal measure of humour and enthusiasm. His subject, the Tomb of Nefertari, reflected John’s special […]

06 – The Egyptian Labyrinth: The Middle Kingdom and the Faiyum Region

Lecturer: Chris Naunton – Egyptologist, writer and broadcaster Date & Time: Saturday November 22nd starting at 4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery The Faiyum oasis is a basin 62 miles south of Cairo. It seems to have been particularly significant during the Middle Kingdom, when the new capital city, Ity-Tawy, was established nearby, and in the Ptolemaic Period when it was […]

05 – The Metallurgy of Ancient Egypt

Lecturer: Martin Odler – Egyptologist and postdoctoral researcher at Newcastle University Date & Time: Saturday October 11th starting at 4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery Dr Martin Odler is currently working on a project called EgypToolWear – Metalwork Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Tools. This is a groundbreaking analysis of the function and uses of metal craft tools from late Chalcolithic and […]

04 – Disability in Ancient Egypt

Lecturer: Kyle Jordan – Egyptologist and curator Date & Time: Saturday September 6th starting at 4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery Kyle Jordan is passionate about improving knowledge and understanding of disability in ancient Egypt and wider antiquity and has given many talks and papers on the subject. He has also had experience volunteering with museums, in particular the Petrie Museum […]

03 – Attitudes to the Brain in Ancient Egypt

Lecturer: Sophia Aziz – Biomedical Egyptologist, author and broadcaster Date & Time: Saturday June 7th starting at 4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery Sophia Aziz is the author of The Human Brain in Ancient Egypt, which examines what the ancient Egyptian physicians understood about the workings of the brain. Her research provides new insights on mummification methods and medicine of the […]

02 – The First Intermediate Period and Ankhtifi’s Tomb

Lecturer: Dr Glenn Godenho – Senior lecturer in Egyptology at Liverpool University Date & Time: Saturday April 12th starting at 4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery The First Intermediate Period in Egypt, which came after the collapse of the Old Kingdom, has long been seen as a lawless time with widespread starvation. Dr Glenn Godenho has been working with colleagues on […]

A Timeline of Egypt

From crude drawings on a rock to the sophistication of Cleopatra’s court, our chairman Andrew Ward traversed 3,000 years of Egyptian history and culture, pointing out notable events and artefacts along the way. The main purpose of this was to see these things in a historical context and to appreciate the great span of time. […]