The Egypt Exploration Society will be hosting a launch evening for my book, Soldiers, Sailors
and Sandalmakers. A Social Reading of Ramesside Period Votive Stelae (Golden House Publications) on Thursday 26th November, 7-9pm.
Copies of this and other Golden House Publications (http://www.goldenhp.co.uk/) will be available at a discounted price, with a short presentation on the book and [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Soldiers, Sailors and Sandalmakers book launch, November 26th
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Curator’s diary, Friday 6th November 2009
Posted in Curator's Diary on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m back in the office after two weeks in Egypt taking a lecture tour round all the major sites. The group of 22 people, myself and my wonderful guide, Hesham, visited the sites at Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel and in and around Cairo. It was very hot indeed, hitting 42 degrees at Abu Simbel, but [...]
Big Saturday Oct 2009: Ancient Egyptian Technology
Posted in Egypt events at the Manchester Museum on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday 17th October, the Museum hosted an ancient Egyptian Big Saturday looking at technology, with everything from mummifying oranges to making faience and constructing a shaduf.
