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My Blogs
- ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’ – Dr. Chris Naunton: Hosted by Taunton Literary Festival and the Egyptian Society Taunton
- Female Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt – Prof Aidan Dodson
- Digital Saqqara: A New View of the Late Period/Early Ptolemaic Sacred Animal Landscape of North Saqqara – by Scott Williams
- Mummies of the Manchester Museum by Dr Campbell Price
- Art for the Afterlife: Tomb Paintings in the British Museum by Lucia Gahlin
- Theban Harbours and Waterscapes Survey – by Kris Strutt:
- Egyptian Hieroglyphs – Maiken Mosleth King, Bristol University
- Reflections on Queen Tiye – Dr. Robert Morkot, University of Exeter
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- Ashmolean – Oxford
- British Museum – London
- Cardiff University
- Charlotte Booth
- Devon Archaeological Society – Exeter
- Dillington House
- Dr Chris Naunton
- Dr. Aidan Dodson
- Dr. Bernadette Brady
- Dr. Campbell Price
- Dr. Joyce Tyldesley
- Dr. Robert Morkot
- Dr. Toby Wilkinson
- Egypt in England
- Egypt Society of Bristol
- Egyptian Society Taunton
- Lucia Gahlin
- Luigi Prada – Oxford University
- Manchester Museum
- Museums and Visits
- Petrie Museum – London
- Prof. Joann Fletcher
- Rosalind Janssen – UCL
- Salisbury Museum
- Sir John Soane Museum
- Taunton Literary Festivals
- The Kemet Klub
- TV Broadcasts
- Uncategorized
- Universities
- University College of London – UCL
- University of Bristol
- University of Cambridge
- University of Exeter
- University of Manchester
- University of Oxford
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- University of Southampton
- University of Wales Trinity Saint David
- University of York
Author Archives: Janet Diamond
To Be Human is to Grieve; Understanding Mourning in Ancient Egypt – Emily Millward, University of Birmingham
This was another unusual lecture at the Egyptology Society Taunton – delivered with sympathy and understanding by Emily Millward, Phd, from the University of Birmingham. In this talk, Emily told us all about mourning in the culture of ancient Egypt. She discussed the traditional … Continue reading
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The Ashmolean Museum – Oxford
A lovely day in beautiful Oxford – I went with friends to visit the Ashmolean Museum to view the Tutankhamen exhibition being held. It was most enjoyable: there were drawings, photos and work of Howard Carter, some very interesting artifacts displayed … Continue reading
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A Celebration of Egyptian Art – Lucia Gahlin, UCL
This was my first talk on Egyptology by Lucia Gahlin and my first lecture at Dillington House – and I was very pleased with both. Lucia spoke on the representation of celebration and festivities in the art of ancient Egypt. We looked at the … Continue reading
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Ancient Lives: New Discoveries – The British Museum
I can’t praise the exhibition at the British Museum enough! I was so keen to see it, that I visited it on the very first day and was enthralled! The exhibition is fascinating – with scanned 3-D images of eight … Continue reading
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Western Thebes Pioneers – Dr Aidan Dodson, Bristol University, Chair ESS
Another great talk given by another great speaker – Dr Aidan Dodson of Bristol University! I have several of Aidan’s books, so I was quite excited at the prospect of attending this talk at the Egyptology Society Taunton, and I was not … Continue reading
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The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology – London
Well, I kept my promise to myself, and with a friend, we intrepid travellers clothed, provisioned and equipped ourselves and, with archaeological trowels, compasses and maps in hand, set off on an exciting Egyptological expedition and adventure to deepest, darkest London … Continue reading
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Royal Burials of the Pre-Dynastic Period – Dr Alice Stevenson, The Petrie Museum
Dr Alice Stevenson, UCL, as Curator of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology is well placed to deliver this talk. She gave us at the Egyptian Society a really interesting talk on the fascinating subject of pre-dynastic burials. She is … Continue reading
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Experience Egypt – Living in Cairo – Janet Diamond
This month the speaker at the Egyptian Society Taunton was me! I had been invited to talk to the group about my own experience of living in Egypt in the early 1980′. I don’t need to write anything here about … Continue reading
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Howard Carter – Lee Young
Well, this was a presentation given to the Egyptology Society Taunton on the art of Howard Carter. Combining two of my favorite subjects – Art and Egyptology, I was really looking forward to this talk. Lee went into the history of … Continue reading
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Where Have All The Mummies Gone? The Disappearing Mummy Pits – Tess Barber, Cardiff
Well, this talk stood out as one of the most interesting, compelling and fascinating talks I have heard at the Egyptian Society Taunton! Tess told us how she came upon this subject almost by accident, whilst researching old diaries and the … Continue reading
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Unearthing Egyptology - Talks on Egyptology 