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
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Deadline date for Teams tickets - Thursday 5th February 2026 ~ 11:00am
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Saturday 7th March 2026 ~ 2:00 – 5:00pm
Sudan Study Day
Led by Dr Rennan Lemos
Venue confirmed - Elvet Hill House, Oriental Museum, Durham
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