Preliminary Results of the 2024 University of Manchester Excavation Season at Tell Nabasha Synopsis: In this talk, Dr Nicky Nielsen from the University of Manchester will discuss recent discoveries from the site of Tell Nabasha (ancient Imet) in the northeastern Nile Delta. These include the results of the University of Manchester excavations in 2024 as well as the recent discovery of a stela from the reign of Ptolemy III found at the site which contains a copy of the famous Canopus Decree.
Dr Nicky Nielsen is a Senior Lecturer in Egyptology at the University of Manchester. He is the author of several books about ancient Egypt, including Egyptomaniacs and an upcoming textbook on Egyptian Archaeology to be published by Routledge in 2027. He is the field director of the Tell Nabasha Project.
We have an exciting and diverse series of lectures
covering a wide range of topics and these are listed below
We are having two evening Zoom on-line meeting in April & Sept
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January 12th , 2pm
Michael Tunnicliffe
Egypt in the Byzantine Period AD 395-640
February 9th, 2pm
Dr Gina Muskett
Royal Travellers to Egypt in the 1860s
March 9th, 2pm
Claire Ollett
Howard Carter: Wonderful Things
Wednesday April 1st Zoom 7pm
Dr Heidi Köpp-Junk
Nefertiti on her Chariot: Warfare and
Civilian Use of the Egyptian Chariot
May 11th, 2pm
Rachel Mary Wright
An Artist’s View of Amarna
June 8th, 2pm
Dr Violaine Chauvet
'Updates from excavations at the Temple of Mut, Karnak'
July 13th, 2pm
Dylan Bickerstaffe
The Great God Min: His Attributes, Centres,
Ceremonies and Festivals
August 10th, 2pm
Dr Joanne Backhouse
Bes: Dancer, Reveler and Demon Fighter
Wednesday Sept 2nd Zoom 7pm
Dr Cedric Gobeil
News from inside the Tomb: The Latest Museo Egizio’s projects in and around Deir-el Medina
October 12th, 2pm
Dr Jacky Finch
Education, Education, Education: The Satire of Trades and the Importance of the scribal profession
November 9th , 2pm
Dr Nicky Nielsen
New Discoveries from the City of The Snake Goddess
December 14th, 2pm
Dr Ashley Cooke
AGM, Presidential Lecture & Christmas buffet
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