Lectures usually take place in Lecture Theatre G6, UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31 – 34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY unless otherwise noted, and will also be streamed on Zoom for those unable to attend in-person. Occasionally, and where noted, the event is Zoom only (in which case they will only be accessible over Zoom).
Lectures start at 18:30. All lectures are followed by a drinks reception.
Zoom links are emailed out a day or so ahead of the lectures. If you don’t receive the Zoom links and would like to, please email pmf@friendsofpetrie.org.uk
2024
Friday 25th October, 18:30
Friday 29th November, 18:30 (Room 612, Sixth Floor, Institute of Archaeology)
Gianluca Miniaci
One Figurine to Rule Them All’: Identity, Health, and Ritual from the Clay Figurines from Lahun (c. 1800-1700 BC).
Friday 13th December, 18:30 (Zoom only)
Amany Abd El Hameed
My Dear Mr. Petrie.
2025
Friday 31st January, 18:30
Axelle Brémont, Nader el-Hassanin, Amany el-Naggar, Marwa Abdelrazeq, Cinderella Fayez, Nancy Abdelaziz, Wafaa Hamza, Bardis Samir
The NUBTI project: A complete database for the Naqada Main Cemetery from Petrie’s archival material and museum sample.
Friday 21st February, 18:30
John Baines
Ancient Egypt from an African perspective.
Friday 28th March, 18:30 (Zoom only, TBC)
Jana Mynářová
TBC.
Friday 25th April, 18:30
Kate Spence
TBC.
Friday 30th May, 18:30
Lea Rees and Hanna Navratilova
(Re)Discovering Dahshur. Arabic scholars, early European travelers, and Petrie’s Murder Mystery.
Friday 27th June, 18:30
Annual General Meeting
Maxim Chesnokov
On the Petrie Museum’s cartonnage conservation and re-housing project.
Friday 1st August, 18:30 (Zoom only, TBC)
Marleen De Meyer
New evidence on early mummification practices: A cache of Middle Kingdom embalming equipment at Deir el-Bersha.