Birmingham Egyptology Journal: Call for Papers

The Birmingham Egyptology Journal is a free online and peer-reviewed academic journal. For an upcoming Special Issue scheduled for early 2020, we are looking for object biographies of ancient Egyptian artefacts held within UK museum collections – whether that be in the Birmingham and Midlands area, or beyond! We invite submissions of no more than …

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Birmingham Egyptology Symposium: Registration Now Open

Please join us for the Sixth Annual Birmingham Egyptology Symposium, ‘Belief and Identity in the ancient World’ which will be held in the Murray Learning Centre (Room UG10) at the University of Birmingham. Our free event features a range of presentations from students and academics on ancient Egyptian belief and identity relating to language, art, …

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A bit of Birmingham in the Wirral? Eleanor Simmance at the Wirral Ancient Egypt Society

On Monday 9th March I was invited to talk on ancient Egyptian music for the Wirral Ancient Egypt Society (WAES). This group, formed in 2001, began, like Birmingham Egyptology, for like-minded students to come together and share their research. They now hold monthly talks for eleven months of the year as well as various trips …

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