PROGRAMME 2014/2015
Saturday 13th September 2014
Subject: "To be Human is to Grieve"
Speaker: Emily Millward
Birmingham
Preceded by the AGM
Saturday 11th October 2014
Subject: "Write on : Literacy in Ancient Egypt & Egyptology"
Speaker: Massimiliano Pinarello
University College London
Saturday 15th November 2014
Subject: "Amarna Sunset / Sunrise"
Speaker: Dr. Aidan Dodson
Bristol University
With Brendon Books
Saturday 13th December 2014
Subject: "Thebes under the Kushites"
Speaker: Dr. Robert Morkot
University of Exeter
Kushite rule in Thebes lasted from 750 BC to 656 BC, and saw the revival of its fortunes in what was an era of turmoil and division in Egypt. Looking at structures of power and religious hierarchies, this chapter points to a religious renaissance that focussed on the cult of Amun. It also sheds light on building works, architecture, and burial practices of the Kushites.
Followed by the Christmas Party
Saturday 14th February 2015
Subject: "Egyptian Landscapes"
Speaker: Carl Evans
Egypt Exploration Society
Saturday 14th March 2015
Subject: "Egypt in England"
Speaker: Chris Elliott
Please note - the lecture takes place at DAS Exeter
Saturday 25th April 2015
Subject: "Banquetting in ancient Egypt"
Speaker: Prof. John Baines
Saturday 16th May 2015
Subject: "Death as a Rite of Passage in Ancient Egypt"
Speaker: Lucia Gahlin