AEMES 2008 Calendar of Events

If you would like details of forthcoming events as they become available, please email khepera@tamador.freeserve.co.uk

 

2008 January	February Saturday 16th Lectures & Lunch	March	April 19th-20th Weekend Conference	May	June Saturday 7th Lectures & Lunch
July Saturday 19th Strawberry Lectures & Lunch	August	September Saturday 20th Lectures & Lunch	October Saturday 18th	November	December Saturday 6th Christmas Lectures & Dinner

 

February 16th Lectures/lunch:

Margaret Beaumont: “Where in heaven are we…?”
Andrew Fulton: “Nome from Nome – the origin of nome (district) symbols and their significance in Egyptian temple worship and iconography”

April 19th to 20th (Sat & Sun) Weekend Conference:

Jake Wilson: “The Lionhunt Reliefs of Ashurbanipal: a masterpiece of ancient art”
Victor Blunden: “The New Kingdom Tombs of the Nobles at Luxor”
Sarah Symonds: “Astronomical Timekeeping in Ancient Egypt”
Michael Hoadley: “The Philistines” (Baker Memorial Lecture)
Dylan Bickerstaffe: “Strong Man: Wrong tomb. The Mystery of Belzoni’s Sarcophagi”
Andrew Fulton: “From Nabta Playa to Narmer”

Booking Details

June 7th Lectures/lunch:

David Holding: “Where do we all come from?”
Carol Andrews: “Pets or Powers: Animals in Ancient Egypt”

July 19th Lecture/Strawberry lunch:

Heather Edwards: Title to be announced
Chris Naunton: “Archaeological Work in Thebes: A Twenty-first Century Perspective”

September 20th Lecture/lunch:

Debbie Miller: "Ancient Egypt & Europe in the early 19th Century ... and Giraffes"
John Bimson: “Egyptians in Jerusalem?”

October 18th Lecture/lunch:

Morning lecture to be announced
Christoph Bachhuber: "Considering the Origins of the Hittite Kingdom and Empire: Chiefdoms, Colonies and Connectivity"

December 6th Christmas Lectures/dinner:

Joann Fletcher: Yemen/Jordan
Mariana Giovino: “Layard, Rassam and the race to excavate ancient Iraq”

(Please note that the organisers reserve the right to adjust the programme should unavoidable circumstances arise.)