News
This is the 14th August 2026 updated edition of the website. Any ideas and contributions for additions to the site will be gratefully received. Check back often for Society news.
Please note: the website update ready for the
2026 - 2027 season is largely complete, apart from some tidying up.
There may be some face-to-face meetings added when speakers become available and these will be added to the site when details are known.
Hotep newsletters 95 and 96 can now be found under the 'About us' tab and then 'Hotep Newsletters'.
FOR MEMBERS ONLY, there is an Annual General Meeting on Thursday 17th September at 1900 UK time.
The regular September meeting is Saturday 19th September 2026 at 14.00 UK time. The meeting will be held on 'Zoom.' The speaker is Arnaud Quertinmont: ‘The Egyptological Collection of the Royal Museum of Mariemont (Belgium)'. 'Zoom' waiting room usually opens around 13.45 for 14.00. The cost of the talk will be £3 for paid up UK members and £4 for paid up overseas members. For guests, the fee will be £6 - UK and overseas based people.
The 2026 / 27 season SAES leaflet will not appear under the 'About Us' tab.
To avoid disappointment, please register as soon as you can for meetings. Administration of the 'Zoom' virtual meetings means that some time is needed to register and process applications. Please register at least the evening before a meeting and, if possible, as early as you can to guarantee your place.
It has not been possible to return to our pre-Covid venue at Oasis Academy. Zoom meetings will continue for the foreseeable future, supplemented by occasional face to face meetings. The occasional meetings will be at Itchen College. The 'meeting venue' tab under the 'about us' section of the website has been updated accordingly.
Hoteps can be found under the 'About Us' tab and then under 'Hotep Newsletter'. Future editions of Hotep will be added shortly after they are published.
The programme for the 2026 / 2027 season is given below. Meetings will be on 'Zoom' except where stated.
Thursday 17 September 2026. Annual General Meeting. (This meeting alone is 'members only').1830 for 19.00 UK time. This meeting is free for members; it commences at 19.00. (All other meetings are open to visitors).
Saturday 19 September 2026. Arnaud Quertinmont: ‘The Egyptological Collection of the Royal Museum of Mariemont (Belgium).' 1400 UK time.
Saturday 3 October 2026. Hilary Wilson: 'Bread, Beer and Economics: Egypt's Moneyless Society'. Face-to-face meeting at Itchen College - NOT ON ZOOM, at 1400 UK time. Advance booking essential. Cost will be £?. Details will appear under the October tab on this website.
Saturday 17 October 2026. Silvia Zago: ‘The Tomb of Amenemipet (TT 265) at Deir el-Medina’.14.00 UK time.
Thursday 12 November 2026. Paul Bouchard: ‘From Digital Scans to Wooden Stools – Handcrafting Functional Reproductions of Egyptian Furniture’.19.00 UK time.
Saturday 21 November 2026. Ken Griffin: ‘Breathing Life into Death: The Redevelopment of the Egypt Centre’.14.00 UK time.
Saturday 12 December 2026. Martin Odler: ‘Copper Working in Ancient Egypt: New Insights into Copper of Ancient Egypt and Nubia’.14.00 UK time.
Saturday 16 January 2027. Vanessa Foott: ‘Bes’. (Title to be confirmed). 14.00 UK time.
Saturday 20 February 2027. Joyce Tyldesley: 'Wise Women: Female Power in Ancient Egypt'. 14.00 UK time.
Saturday 20 March 2027. Anke Weber: ‘News from the Valley of the Kings. Ongoing work in the tomb of Ramesses III (KV 11)’. 14.00 UK time.
Saturday 17 April 2027.' Nicky Van de Beek: ‘Egypt’s natural environment through Old Kingdom tomb art’. 14.00 UK time.
Saturday 15 May 2027. Lidija McKnight: ‘Raptors Unwrapped: the exploitation of birds of prey in Late and Ptolemaic Egypt’ (title to be confirmed). 14.00 UK time.
Saturday 19 June 2027. Beth Asbury: 'Ancient Egyptian Religion: The Cult of Osiris in Theory and Practice'. 14.00 UK time.
Saturday 10 July 2027. Patryk Chudzik (Speaker to be confirmed): Deirel-Bahri fundraiser. (Title to be confirmed). Fundraiser for the Polish-Egyptian archaeological & conservation expedition to Deir el-Bahri. 14.00UK time. This meeting WILL NOT form part of the SAES pre-payment scheme for 'Zoom ' meetings. Because of the fundraising, fees for this meeting are £? For members and £?? for guests.
September 2027. Annual General Meeting. (This meeting alone is 'members only.') 1830 for19.00 UK time. Provisional date 16th September 2027, to be confirmed.
ln September 2020, the Society welcomed its first overseas members. Since then, we have been joined by people from around the world, as well as parts of the UK well away from our normal catchment area. Welcome to everyone and to all our new members.
If you are based anywhere, inside or outside the UK, you can still join our virtual meetings. Why not give it a try? (All meetings are UK time.)
For all virtual meetings, attendees will be emailed a link to be able to view it. The way for this to happen is that members are emailed a reminder, and requested to register for the meeting. The current arrangements are summarised below and repeated on the 'Join Us' webpage.
Zoom Meeting Joining Instructions
Meetings will be announced via the usual monthly reminder emails where the registration link will be given. To join a meeting, all you have to do is follow these steps:
1: Click on the registration link and enter your name and email address to register for the meeting.
2: If you have not already paid the meeting fee in advance, contact the Secretary at saesinfo55@gmail.com to arrange payment. Payments can be made by BACS transfer, through PayPal, or by cheque. Details below.
3: Look out for the link which will be sent during the week before the meeting. You may need to check your junk or spam folders in case it goes astray. If you have not received this link by the day before the meeting please try registering again or contact the Secretary. For reasons of security and copyright the meeting link should not be shared with anyone else.
Payments
For the new season, 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sep 2027, subscription rates are as follows (subject to confirmation at the AGM):
Existing UK Members : £10 (note, an additional payment of £27 can be added for 9 regular Zoom meeting fees, pro rata'd as the society year progresses. (Note that the usual £30 for 10 regular 'Zoom' meetings may apply again this year, should there be no fund raising meetings). This will be confirmed after the AGM.
New UK Members: £10 (note, an additional payment of £27 can be added for 9 regular Zoom meeting fees, pro rata'd as the society year progresses.) (Note that the usual £30 for 10 regular 'Zoom' meetings may apply again this year, should there be no fund raising meetings). This will be confirmed after the AGM.
Overseas Members: £12 (additional payment of £36 for 9 regular Zoom meeting fees, pro rata'd as the society year progresses.) (Note that the usual £40 for 10 regular 'Zoom' meetings may apply again this year, should there be no fund raising meetings). This will be confirmed after the AGM.
Meeting fees:
Regular monthly meetings: Members: £3
Overseas Members: £4
Non-Members: £6
Occasional evening meetings, lecture series/courses, occasional face-to-face meetings & study days: individually priced.
Note that all fees are under review for 2026 - 2027. The subscription rates are lower than when the Society host physical meetings, as we do not have to hire a venue.
Payment details:
Payments may be made through: PayPal to treasurer.saes@gmail.com
BACS transfer to Lloyds Bank 30-90-86, account No: 01068756,
Southampton Ancient Egypt Society
Cheque sent to The Secretary,
10 Cobbett Way
Botley
SOUTHAMPTON
SO30 2ET
Please note that cheques are often delayed in the post. Please post early!
Anyone paying by bank transfer PLEASE let the secretary know by email, so the transaction can be correctly allocated to you.
The membership subscription rates for 2026/2027 are lower than our time at Oasis Academy due to not having to hire a venue for Zoom meetings. For more information, please contact the Southampton Ancient Egypt Society Secretary using saesinfo55@gmail.com.
A 'Quick Zoom Tutorial' has been prepared and emailed to members. New members who would like a copy, please contact the Secretary using saesinfo55@gmail.com
Please check the website often for updates.
Meetings will be advertised on the website, on Facebook, in the news-letter and in our regular reminder emails. As a matter of security, we are asking for attendees to register in advance for each meeting, as detailed above.
Although it has not yet posed a problem, there is a limit to the number of people we can accommodate in a Zoom meeting and there may come a time when a lecture or, for instance, the Study Day, is over-subscribed. In that case priority will be given to Members. For this reason, non-members cannot use the prepay scheme.
The Southampton Ancient Egypt Society Committee have largely filled out the programme for 2026 / 2027. As soon as further information becomes available, the webmaster will place it in the NEWS section. A programme leaflet for 2026 – 2027 will probably NOT be prepared. The website includes details of Society meetings next season.
There have been problems with the old Society email address. A new address has now been obtained - saesinfo55@gmail.com
The old email address is no longer monitored as it is unreliable; the new saesinfo55@gmail.com is the best way to contact Southampton Ancient Egypt Society electronically. Telephone and postal address remain the same.
Hoodies, sweatshirts and polo shirts have sold well. are selling well. They all have a woven 'Southampton Ancient Egypt Society logo, and some may still be available. Colours are white, navy or sky blue. Please contact Annette (our Secretary).
Photograph. Current and former committee members at the 20th birthday meeting in September 2018. Left to right, David Marriott, Susan Marriott, Keith Rider, Jenny Turner, Carol Carswell, Norman Pease, Glenn Worthington, Hilary Wilson, Annette Winter, David Soper, Nicola Simpson, Mary Carter, Mark Walker, Maggie Pilling and Peter Funnel.
