This last week has been spent packing and sorting predynastic pottery, and writing up conference papers for delivery or publication. The KNH-Centre for Biomedical and Forensic Egyptology, University of Manchester, is hosting the Pharmacy and Medicine in ancient Egypt conference next week, 1-3 September, with a reception at the Museum on Monday evening (http://www.knhcentre.manchester.ac.uk/newsandevents/pharmacyconference/). The [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Curator’s diary, Friday 29th August 2008
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Fieldwork in Egypt small grants available from the EES
Posted in Research projects on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Egypt Exploration Society Excavation Fund is now open for applications for small fieldwork projects in Egypt. Follow the link (or copy and paste it into your browser) for further information and how to apply:
http://www.ees.ac.uk/fieldwork/Excavation_Fund_Grants_2008.htm
Curator’s update, Tuesday 12th August 2008
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I am back in the Museum after a great week teaching a course in London as part of the Bloomsbury Summer School (http://www.egyptology-uk.com/bloomsbury), which included classes at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL, and The British Museum.
There are a number of Egypt related events on the horizon in Manchester. The Pharmacy and Medicine in [...]
