Individual Meetings:
Members (those who have paid the £20 subscription): FREE
Non members and Visitors: As shown
Study Day and AGM:
Members (those who have paid the £20 subscription): FREE
Non members and Visitors: £10
2026 Meetings:
Saturday 7th February 2026 ~ 2:00 – 4:30pm
(UK Time) doors to open at 1:30pm
Face to Face at:-
Elvet Hill House, Oriental Museum, Durham, DH1 3TH
Plus Teams hybrid ~ Teams to open at 1:30pm
Lenna Lyons - PhD student at Durham University - New Kingdom Gold and the Idea of Value
Despite the vast interest in Egyptian gold artefacts, the current perception of gold value in ancient Egypt is heavily biased by our modern economic and cultural influences. Deconstructing these preconceived views is essential to understanding gold’s place in Egyptian culture. Gold artefacts at the Oriental Museum can help to shed light on stylistic trends that emerge during the New Kingdom as well as gold’s value and how it was perceived in the professions of craftworkers.
Lenna Lyons is a PhD student at Durham University with an interest in gold working and the profession of goldworkers. She has a background in History where she studied at West Virginia University, and has just completed her Masters in Archaeology at Durham University.
TICKETS
Entry Price for Non-Members ~ £5.00 (GBP) pay at the door
Teams tickets can be purchased for £5.00 (GBP) via PayPal
Deadline date for Teams tickets - Thursday 5th February 2026 ~ 11:00am
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NEAES Lectures 7th March 2026 ~ 9:00am - 12:30pm (UK Time)
Face to Face at:-
Dawson Building, Archaeology Department, Science Site, Lecture room D110 Map
Plus Teams hybrid
Programme
9:00am – 10:00am
Talk 1: Francis Gotto - Durham University
Making the Most of the Sudan Archive at Durham University
Francis Gotto is Archivist in the University Library and Collections. He will discuss the Sudan Archive held at Durham University, which has its 70th Anniversary at Durham next year. He will explain the purpose and future development of the archive.
10:00am – 10:10am – Break
10:10am – 11:10am
Talk 2: Natasha Rai, University of Cambridge
Old Kingdom Buhen: Egyptian-Nubian interactions in the Nubian landscapes
Natasha Rai has recently passed her PhD viva at the University of Cambridge. Her thesis, which focused on the Old Kingdom town of Buhen, has considerably advanced our knowledge of the site, opening space for new perspectives on the interaction between Egyptian and Nubians in the early moment of contact. Ms Rai is currently an Affiliated Lecturer in ancient Egyptian language and archaeology at the University of Cambridge.
11:10am – 11:20am – Break
11:20am – 12:20pm
Talk 3: Mohamed Saad, National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums, Sudan
Witnessing the Death of History
Mohamed Saad is senior inspector at National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums of Sudan (NCAM). An archaeologist and bioarchaeologist with extensive experience throughout Sudan, Mohamed is currently the head of NCAM’s M. Bolheim Bioarchaeological Laboratory.
TICKETS
Entry Price for Non-Members ~ £8.00 (GBP) pay at the door
Teams tickets can be purchased for £8.00 (GBP) via PayPal
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Saturday 9th May 2026 ~ 2:00 – 5:00pm
Dr Mohamed Kenawi
Two Sites in the North-west of Egypt: Kom el Waset and Kom el Ahmar – the Hinterland of Sais and Alexandria
Lecture 1: Kom el Waset
Lecture 2: Kom el Ahmar
Venue confirmed - Elvet Hill House, Oriental Museum, Durham
July 2026 ~ TBA
Date and Venue tbc
Saturday 10th October 2026 ~ 2:00 – 5:00pm
Hana Navratilova,
Lecture 1: ‘How many lives for a pyramid?’ History of the pyramid fields at Memphis
Lecture 2: Graffiti at Meidum: Builders, Scribes, and Politics
Venue tbc
November 2026 ~ TBA
Date and Venue tbc