With the start of the new academic year it is a chance to get involved with Birmingham Egyptology and join us for the first events of the year! Our shabti project is restarting as we are soon hoping to be able to access the Eton-Myers collection after a pandemic-induced hiatus. Details of that can be …
Birmingham Egyptology Symposium Friday 21st May: Schedule released! The schedule for this year’s annual symposium is ready and we’re looking forward to having you join us for what looks like a great set of talks! The event is being kindly hosted by the Egypt Exploration Society and so to register you need to visit the event page on their website …
You can read the first Special Issue published online here: http://birminghamegyptology.co.uk/journal/ The Birmingham Egyptology Journal is a free online and peer reviewed academic journal. We are always looking for new articles and reviews on any aspect of Ancient Egyptian culture, and particularly those on object biographies of ancient Egyptian artefacts held within UK museum …
Amidst the growing uncertainty and closures of Universities across the UK to tackle the spread of COVID-19, this has naturally led to the postponement or cancellation of events with anticipated large gatherings of the public. The University of Birmingham is now officially working with restricted campus operations until 1st June 2020 at the earliest, though …
A very exciting and unique opportunity is available for PGR students within the College of Arts and Law! Using the ancient Egyptian pottery from the Eton Myers Collection, on loan to the University of Birmingham from Eton College, doctoral candidate Yannis Nakas (an experienced archaeologist, digital surveyor and illustrator who has worked on projects in …
Birmingham Egyptology are pleased to announce that the 7th Annual Birmingham Egyptology Symposium will be held at the University of Birmingham on Friday 29th May 2020. The theme will be ‘Biography in ancient Egypt’. We invite abstract submissions from postgraduates and independent researchers pertaining to the individual’s interpretation of the above theme, which can include, but …
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 …
We have extended our Call for Papers! The University of Birmingham is organising the 6th Annual Birmingham Egyptology Symposium: ‘Belief and Identity in the Ancient World’, which will take place on Friday 31st May 2019 at the University of Birmingham, UK. We invite abstract submissions from postgraduates and independent researchers pertaining to the individual’s interpretation …
Two PGR students from the University of Birmingham recently attended the recent two-day colloquium at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge on ‘Reuse, Appropriation and Ownership in ancient Egypt’. The event included talks from a range of international speakers, a visit to the Fitzwilliam Museum storerooms to view objects which had potentially been repurposed, and concluded …
The Forum sessions for next term are now scheduled as follows (all sessions take place in the CAHA Museum, Arts 305, on Fridays 5pm-7pm): 25th January: The Graeco Roman Period 8th February: Personal piety in ancient Egypt 22nd February: No session scheduled (Reading Week) 8th March: Prisoners of War in the New Kingdom (Guest Speaker …
