Author Archives: Janet Diamond

Macro to Micro: from Ancient Egyptian Society to the Amulets of Daily Life with Lucia Gahlin

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Janet Diamond

Once again, Lucia Gahlin, in conjunction with the Kemet Klub, delivered a great course.  This one looked into the detail of life in ancient Egypt – by breaking the lectures into Four Topics: Community, Settlement, House, Amulets – and very interesting … Continue reading →

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Hatshepsut –  A trio of Lectures on Egypt’s ‘Female King’ – Lucia Gahlin, Dr. Aidan Dodson and Dr. Bernadette Brady

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Janet Diamond

What a fantastic day this day was;  arranged by Bristol’s Kemet Klub, we were lucky to have three experts to talk to us. Lucia Gahlin began the day by giving an excellent talk on Hatsheptsut herself; her coming to the … Continue reading →

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‘Deir el-Medina: Boys Behaving Badly’ – Rosalind Janssen, UCL

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Janet Diamond

Rosalind Janssen is known to be a bit of an expert on Deir el-Medina (the ancient name ‘Set Maat’ – translates as ‘The Place of Truth’) and this was a talk with a difference. Deir el-Medina was the workers village; home … Continue reading →

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Mythologising of a Pharaoh: Akhenaten, Deformed or Divine? Lucian Gahlin – UCL

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Janet Diamond

Yet again, I have enjoyed another of Lucia Gahlin‘s excellent lectures at Dillington House. Having already written my own lecture on this enigmatic and fascinating pharaoh:  “Akhenaten – The ‘Heretic’ King”;  I was really interested to hear what Lucia had to … Continue reading →

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Dreams in Ancient Egypt – Lucia Gahlin

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Janet Diamond

I have just enjoyed another ‘dreamy’ day with Lucia Gahlin at Dillington House – always a winner. For this talk, Lucia investigated the significance of dreams in Ancient Egypt; what they meant, how they were understood and what a bad, … Continue reading →

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‘Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization’ – Created by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Janet Diamond

I have just completed and passed this free on-line course which was run by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology via Coursera.   I signed up, thinking it would be too basic a course, for me, however, I was pleasantly … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art – Charlotte Booth

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Janet Diamond

We at the Egyptian Society Taunton have just enjoyed a really interesting talk given by Charlotte Booth.  With this presentation she took us through many of the clues to ‘reading’ Egyptian art – just as with the words spelled out with … Continue reading →

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Museum-fest

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Janet Diamond

Yesterday I enjoyed a real ‘museum-fest’: I went to visit the Sir John Soane Museum and the British Museum in London. The Soane Museum was as fantastic as ever – not least, the fabulous sarcophagus of the 19th dynasty Pharaoh Seti l. … Continue reading →

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A Pilgramage to Nefertiti – A Long-Time Ambition Achieved

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Janet Diamond

I had always been disappointed never to have visited Berlin – and I addressed this when I travelled there for a holiday this summer.  I was fascinated by the city and what it stands for today, and found it vibrant … Continue reading →

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Adorned by Egypt – Egypt in Arts and Crafts – Chris Elliott

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Janet Diamond

Chris Elliot, of Egypt in England began his comprehensive lecture with Egyptian themes in Roman mosaics & frescoes and carried on with a general tour of influences on our own Arts and Crafts movement. Further afield, Piranesi decorated the English … Continue reading →

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