SocStudyAncientEgypt
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The Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt. We promote interest in Egyptology and the history of the ancient Nile Valley civilisations.
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I'll be doing a study day on #Karnak for Chesterfield Egyptology Society this Saturday. The event will be hybrid, with full details and tickets available here. Hope you can make it! eventbrite.co.uk/e/karnak-the-m…
Come and join us this Saturday 27 July either in person at Chesterfield Library Lecture Theatre or online. £21 (SSAE members-DO NOT book through Eventbrite-use link sent to you) Check out "EGYPT IN THE BIBLE - A DAY SCHOOL WITH DAVID ROHL" eventbrite.co.uk/e/egypt-in-the… @Eventbrite
Petosiris' tomb is one of the most important structures in Tuna al-Gabal. He was the great priest of Thoth, deity of wisdom, scribal practices & knowledge. The tomb is shaped like a small temple, and blends Hellenic & Egyptian artistic motifs. #200yearsEgyptology
URGENT: Saturday 13th August lecture, with Campbell Price at our Nottingham venue will now be Zoom Only due to the Rail Strike. Members will receive a link before the event as normal. Non-members can obtain tickets via the Eventbrite link below. eventbrite.co.uk/e/scintillatin…
@TheEES London Office is closing for summer until 5th September: ees.ac.uk/find-us In the meantime, check out our Digital Resources: ees.ac.uk/Pages/Category…! Learn about the gods of Egypt, how to play ancient Egyptian games, write your name in hieroglyphs & more! #Learning
Eeek - thrilled to see this wonderful sculpture last month @museelouvre, a really rather unusual dyad - or pair - statue from the 25th Dynasty, imitating the Old and Middle Kingdom conjugal forms chiefly associated with the tomb. Ostentatious archaism at its best #statueSunday
Want to learn about the ancient people of Kheny? Join us virtually on our next expedition to Silsila in September! photo by Anders Andersson (that_swedish_photographer) gofund.me/239827f5
... you might recognise him from his gorgeous stela from the Ramesseum @McrMuseum. He's known to have been mentioned on over 100 monuments - so quite a guy! egyptmanchester.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/tex…
🦗 This is the earliest known heart scarab made for a king 🦗 Made in Egypt around 1590 BC for King Sobekemsaf I or II, it is carved from green jasper in the form of a scarab beetle, but has a human face ow.ly/Bvw030smmTL
Oldest diplomatic documents in history: Why did the Pharaohs write the Amarna Letters? egypttoday.com/Article/4/1158…
This #Saturday we are sharing one of Garstang’s glass plate negatives that has recently been digitised. The original #photo was taken during Garstang’s #excavations at #Abydos and shows two #ancientEgyptian #faience #hippos! #museum
A wall-painting from the Etruscan Tomb of the Lionesses (actually panthers) at Tarquinia. In this scene are dancers and musicians. 530-520 BCE. worldhistory.org/image/6262/mus… #InternationalDanceDay
Hisham Hussein, the director of Sinai archaeological sites, said experts will study the unearthed blocks and do a photogrammetry survey to help determine the architectural design of the temple: npr.org/2022/04/25/109…
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Ruins of an ancient temple for Zeus were unearthed in Egypt
Tell el-Farma, also known by its ancient name Pelusium, dates back thousands of years to the late Pharaonic period and was also used during Greco-Roman and Byzantine times.
Hard to photograph because the hypostyle hall is really dark, but lovely to see all the column capitals emerging from the grime at #Esna temple, where each one is different
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