SSEA Toronto Chapter

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Toronto Chapter - Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities As part of the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities, SSEA-Toronto Chapter is responsible for all Toronto and area programming including the Mini-Lecture and Lecture Series and other special members’ events and social activities.
The Toronto Chapter currently runs 2 lecture series per year.
The Public Lecture Series in which well-known Egyptologists from around the world present to the Chapters members. It also fosters advanced graduate students who present their research to SSEA members.
The Summer Lecture Series runs from May to August, with local Egyptologists speak on popular topics chosen by the membership. SSEA Toronto also runs "mini-courses" and a mult-disciplinary mini-symposium.
The most lectures are free of charge and open to all. There is a small charge to non-members to attend the summer lectures, and certain selected public lectures. Most events include refreshments and a draw for a prize. The courses are run at a reduced cost to members and students: $125 general public; $100 members; $50 students.
The Toronto Chapter also organizes social events such as movie nights and an Annual New Year's Party.
SSEA-Toronto has also offered travel grants and scholarships to students who wish to do research in Egypt.

Special Lecture by The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
By: Dr Rune Nyord (Ägyptologisches Seminar Freie Universität Berlin)
An Eternity of Bread, Beer, and Field Labour? German and British Interpretations of the Ancient Egyptian "Afterlife"
Thursday, 2nd November 2017 from 4 – 6pm Dept. of NMC 4 Bancroft Avenue Room 200B

SSEA Toronto Chapter held its Annual Meeting of Members last night. The new Chapter President is Thomas Greiner.
Many thanks to outgoing President Deirdre Keleher for her years of service.
We'll announce the rest of the Executive later.

The little robot that could Ryerson University History Professor Jean Li and Master of Digital Media Program Director Alexander Ferworn collaborate on robot archaeology project on the el-Hibeh site in Egypt

The course that was to start on Monday (Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology) is cancelled. People who prepaid will, of course, get their money back.

The Toronto Chapter Annual Meeting of Members (AMOM) will take place this Wednesday, October 18

Meeting will begin at 6:30 pm, in room 214 of the Bancroft Building (4 Bancroft Ave.) on the University of Toronto Campus. Refreshments to follow.

Please attend if you, as this meeting elects the Chapter Executive and sets the budget for lectures for the upcoming year.

What Scientists Just Found Deep In The Ocean Is Seriously Unbelievable. I’m Still In Shock - The Daily Berries Off the coast of Egypt divers have discovered something that was thought to be lost a long time ago. It was said that the ancient city of Heracleion was lost under the sea for good. Well 1200 years later, off the bay of Aboukir, this ancient city has finally been discovered. The city dates back to t...

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From The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities​ / La Société pour l'Étude de l'Égypte ancienne​
"We've advertised our AGM and symposium (AEGYPTUS: Egypt under Roman Rule) via our fall mailing, and by SSEAmembers yahoogroup, but some of you may not have got the information yet. Therefore, we'll just post a recap. In the Symposium, scheduled speakers include Prof. Janice Yellin of Babson College, on Egypt and Nubia; Dr. Emily Cole of ISAW; and Dr. [ 114 more words ]"

http://news.thessea.org/2017/10/09/dont-forget-to-sign-up-for-our-symposium-weekend/

Don’t forget to sign up for our Symposium Weekend We’ve advertised our AGM and symposium (AEGYPTUS: Egypt under Roman Rule) via our fall mailing, and by SSEAmembers yahoogroup, but some of you may not have got the information yet. Therefor…

Obelisk of a Queen: Swiss-French team at the necropolis of Saqqara unearth obelisk of Ankhnespepy II, mother of Pepy II.

Archaeologists unearth largest-ever discovered obelisk fragment from Egypt’s Old Kingdom - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online Archaeologists unearth largest-ever discovered obelisk fragment from Egypt’s Old Kingdom

Toronto Chapter Report is on pp. 5-6

SSEA | Newsletter The SSEA newsletter contains news and short articles of general interest. It is published several times a year. Members have the option of reading the newsletter on this web site, or by having a paper copy sent to them.

SSEA Toronto Chapter's course PEASANTS, PRIESTS & PHARAOHS (beginning) Sept 20th, 2017 will be taking place in Rm. 200 (Boardroom) of Dept of Near & Middle Eastern Civlizations, 4 Bancroft Ave, on the campus of the University of Toronto, beginning at 7pm this evening. Please bring payment to the first class. $100 for SSEA members, $50 for students, $125 for general public.

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New Discovery MofA- Dr. Mahmoud Afifi anounced the discovery of a Hellenistic tomb in El Shatby area of Alexandria.

"During excavation work in the area neighbouring the Agha Khan mausoleum on Aswan’s west bank, an Egyptian mission from the Ministry of Antiquities found upon ten rock-hewn tombs.
Mahmoud Afifi, head of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities at the ministry, said that the tombs can be dated to the Late Period and early studies reveal that the site is probably an extension of Aswan necropolis on the west bank where a collection of tombs belonging to Aswan overseers from the Old, Middle and New kingdom are found.""
Full article at: http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/269999.aspx

Ten Late Period tombs uncovered in Aswan - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online

The course on Warfare and Weaponry has been cancelled.

An artist's practice sketch of a couple making love (ostrakon).

Ramesside Period, 19th dynasty ca. 1292-1069 BC, from Deir el-Medina, Private Collection, Werner Forman Archive.

Los tesoros que dejó atrás el «saqueador de tumbas» en Deir el Bahari La expedición liderada por el español Antonio Morales trabaja, desde 2015, en una necrópolis de más de 4.000 años

Egyptian archaeologists unearth tomb of 18th Dynasty magistrate in west Luxor - Heritage - Ahram Online Egyptian archaeologists unearth tomb of 18th Dynasty magistrate in west Luxor

Flyers for the Toronto Chapter Spring-Summer Calendar of Events, New Year's Dinner and Spring course on Warfare are available at http://news.thessea.org/?page_id=1417

Toronto Chapter Spring-Summer Calendar and Course flyer Here are the links for Spring-Summer Calendar for SSEA Toronto Chapter including a separate flyer for the New Year’s celebration and a course flyer for Warf…

Copies will be distributed at tonight's Toronto lecture and mailed soon to other members.

SSEA Spring Newsletter is now available The SSEA 2017 Spring Newsletter (2016-2017, no 2) is now available for download at It will be distributed to Toronto-area members at tonight’s lecture, and mailed (along with the Winter Newsl…

Remains of 13th Dynasty pyramid discovered in Dahshur Necropolis - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online Archaeologists have revealed a portion of the pyramids internal structure, described as being in very good condition

This 2-day conference will take place on March 23-24, 2017 in the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto and will feature talks by sixteen historians, archaeologists and philologists from North America, North Africa, and Europe.
http://classics.utoronto.ca/news/conferences/2017-march-imperial-landscapes/

Imperial Landscapes: Empires, Societies, and Environments in the Ancient to Modern Nile Delta | Department of ClassicsDepartment of Classics What was the significance of the Nile Delta within the successive empires it belonged to from the Pharaonic to the modern period? Complementarily, how did imperialisms shape the region’s socio-environmental dynamics in the longue durée? These are the two, complementary questions the conference

SSEA | Newsletter The SSEA newsletter contains news and short articles of general interest. It is published several times a year. Members have the option of reading the newsletter on this web site, or by having a paper copy sent to them.

100 Years Ago at Malqata Catharine Roehrig 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the Museum’s excavations at Malqata’s Temple of Amun. This mud brick building is at the north end of the site, a fifteen minute walk from the King…

Egypt's antiquities ministry restores colossus of Ramsess II at Karnak Temples - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online Restoration began one month ago on a statue of the celebrated 19th dynasty pharaoh, which decorated the façade of the Karnak Temples first pylon