NEAES

Founded in 2009 and is a non-profit making group dedicated to the enjoyment of Ancient Egypt for the people of the North-East of England.

[Talking Pyramids💬 @Bennu]

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum. But what does it actually say? And did you know that since its discovery in 1799, another 27 copies have been found throughout Egypt, the most recent being discovered in 2011?
https://t.co/Fj1WVTLLcf

[Giza Project at Harvard @Giza_at_Harvard]

Putting the pieces together. 🧩One of King Menkaure’s four seated statues from his valley temple being photographed in the courtyard of the dig house “Harvard Camp” west of the Pyramids; September 1908.

https://t.co/hcT7Q09yAI
https://t.co/4kRIQmGZ0j
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[Talking Pyramids💬 @Bennu]

Egyptian treasure unearthed at school after being mistaken for potato: https://t.co/8UkE34D3zO

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

The group of writings that we call the Book of the Dead has long captured public imagination. But what are these texts and how did they evolve? Read this week's edition of ANE today to find out: https://t.co/ia0WolumXR

Image: Book of the Dead Papyrus of Ankhesenaset

[Talking Pyramids💬 @Bennu]

The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir marks its 121st anniversary with the “Antiquities from Giza to Tahrir” exhibition and cultural activities. https://t.co/BSmW1KzdOX

[Petrie Museum @PetrieMuseEgypt]

⏳ Last chance to see our family-focused display ‘Tutankhamun the Boy’, closing in December! Through ancient Egyptian games, toys, jewellery & figurines, we tell the story of what it was like to grow up by the Nile thousands of years ago. Visit us today: https://t.co/81wv4g4YIT

[Luxor Times @luxortimes]

Huge Funerary Structure of 2300-Year-Old Discovered in Fayoum’s Philadelphia. More info. & photos https://t.co/dRL54jsiKk #Egypt #Philadelphia #Egyptology #Archaeology @indyfromspace @RomArchable @yukinegy @ticiaverveer

[Dr Chris Naunton @chrisnaunton]

Delighted to have been asked to chair this online event for the British Museum: 'Decipherment and the birth of Egyptology', Thurs 1 Dec 2022, 17.30–18.30. For further info or TO BOOK: https://t.co/OxxhvgesyF

[Dr Chris Naunton @chrisnaunton]

Ooh and you can catch me talking about the boy king a few days after that in Canterbury. Who's with me?

[Garry Shaw @GarryShawEgypt]

Who was #Tutankhamun? What happened in his life? If you want to find out, watch my lecture for @TheEES: "Spotlight Lecture: The Story of Tutankhamun," now online: https://t.co/FN463HeQD4 #Tut100 #Biography #Egypt #History

[NEAES @neaes]

A very interesting and informative article from 2018

[Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag]

#TBT Egyptologists uncover evidence that the site of Tell el-Dab’a was once Avaris, the capital of the Hyksos, a short-lived foreign dynasty that ruled Egypt around 1640 B.C.

https://t.co/t1zag0fRUk

[NEAES @neaes]

Part 2
New Exhibition
'THERE WAS LIGHT': AMUNHOTEP III AND HIS DAZZLING AGE
1 OCTOBER 2022 - 21 MAY 2023

For more information visit their website https://t.co/PzGL2gDLzU

[NEAES @neaes]

Part 1
New Exhibition
The @dumuseums, a friend & supporter of The North East Ancient Society, has a new #exhibition opening this weekend within their #ancientegypt galleries.
So if you are visiting #durham or coming to one of our lectures why not stop by and have a look.

[NEAES @neaes]

Our next #lecture
Saturday 8th October 2022
2:00 – 4:00pm (UK TIME)
Animals in Ancient Egypt: The Divine and the Delicious?
Dr. Salima IKram

See picture for details
#ancientegypt #History #Durham

[NEAES @neaes]

Coming soon, join us for a fun filled #Egyptology afternoon.
#Ancient_Egypt #Archaeology #research #lecture

[Dr Mostafa waziry @mostafa_waziri]

لازالت سقارة تخبر لنا المزيد عن أجدادنا.اعلان اكتشاف أثري جديد بسقارة.
Saqqara is still telling us more about our ancestors.
اكتشاف ٥ مقابر بجنوب سقارة عمرها حوالى ٤٠٠٠ عام .
The Discovery of five 4000-year-old tombs south of Saqqara. #Egypt #mostafawaziry

[The Egypt Exploration Society @TheEES]

Online Course: #Museum #Archaeology
Thursday 7 Apr-5 May, 6-7:30pm🇬🇧with recordings

Learn how museum practices in the UK have shaped our understanding of Egypt and Sudan with @AliceInMuseums and @Beket_Aten from the @PetrieMuseEgypt!

Book now: https://t.co/eeY6I8DWIe
#EESMuseum

[Talking Pyramids💬 @Bennu]

PHOTO GALLERY: A tour inside one of the discovered Pharaonic tombs in Saqqara: https://t.co/vrlP7LOPoH

[Dr Campbell Price @EgyptMcr]

... and #Luxor Temple now has 6 royal colossi outside its pylon, an increase of one reconstructed Ramesses (at left) since my last visit!