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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EES/BE study day – ‘Gods and Mortals: the function of religion in Ancient Egypt’

On Saturday 29th November the Egypt Exploration Society will be coming to the University of Birmingham for their next study day, which will be about religion in ancient Egypt. The speakers are: Prof. Susanne Bickel, Dr Michela Luiselli, Dr Tony Leahy and Dr Martin Bommas. Full details of the event, including the abstracts for each …

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