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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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- Dr. Campbell Price
- Dr. Joyce Tyldesley
- Dr. Robert Morkot
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- Egypt in England
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- Egyptian Society Taunton
- Lucia Gahlin
- Luigi Prada – Oxford University
- Manchester Museum
- Museums and Visits
- Petrie Museum – London
- Prof. Joann Fletcher
- Rosalind Janssen – UCL
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Category Archives: Egyptian Society Taunton
Egypt in England – Chris Elliott
For this lecture the Egyptian Society Taunton, teamed up with Devon Archaeological Society. Chris Elliott, of Egypt in England gave the presentation and it proved to be an original and interesting talk on how Ancient Egypt has influenced British Culture. Chris gave us a … Continue reading
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Thebes Under the Kushites – Dr. Robert Morkot, Exeter University
Dr Robert Morkot is a regular speaker at the Egyptian Society Taunton, and this time he came to talk on Thebes under the Kushite rulers. This lecture was focused on the monuments they built in Egypt, and in particular that at the … Continue reading
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Amarna Sunset/Sunrise – Dr. Aidan Dodson, Bristol University
We were lucky to again have Dr Aidan Dodson to talk to the Egyptian Society Taunton – the lecture being held in conjunction with the 2014 Taunton Literary Festival – staged by Brendon Books. The talk was on one of my favourite subjects … Continue reading
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‘Write On, Literacy in Ancient Egypt’ – Maximilliano Pianello – UCL
Maximilliano Pianello came to talk to the Egyptian Society Taunton on literacy in ancient Egypt. It was a most interesting lecture on the role, status, work and standing of the scribe in Egyptian society. He then went on to look at who might and … Continue reading
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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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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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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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