4th October 2025 face to face meeting at Itchen College CANCELLED. 

 

Saturday 25 October 2025 1400 UK Time: please note that this date may change.

 

Fundraiser for the Asasif Project. Joint meeting with Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society.

Elena Pischikova: 'Riddles of the Dogs of Karakhamun & the Jackals of Karabasken’.

 

 

 

Synopsis: Joint fund raiser with the Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society.

Numerous images of dogs and jackals wererecreated out of small fragments of the original decoration during the almost twenty-year meticulous process of the reconstruction of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty tombs of the South Asasif necropolis. Each image presents countless riddles due to the multitude of their unconventional features including iconography, composition, orientation, location and style of carving.
This lecture will discuss some of the mysteries of the images of canines in the highly innovative temple-tombs of the South Asasif necropolis. These beautifully carved artistic gems are among the most important key images that help us to decipher the complex symbolism of Kushite tombs.


Tickets £5 SAES/TVAES Members, bookable through Ticketsource (see the TVAES website)


The fee for this meeting will be higher than normal -  (last year  it was £5 for Members, £8 for guests.) For this meeting only, bookings to be managed by Ticketsource. This meeting is not part of the 'pay in advance' scheme.' The 'Ticketsource' system is used by Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society.

Biography:  

Dr. Elena Pischikova has been directing the South Asasif Conservation Project since 2006. The Project is working under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and dedicated to the clearing, conservation and reconstruction of the decorated monumental tombs of Karabasken (TT 391), Karakhamun (TT 223) and Irtieru (TT 390). Her previous field work includes directing the Metropolitan-ARCE project in the Twenty-sixth Dynasty tomb of the Vizier Nespakashuty (TT 312) which included re-clearing of the tomb and reconstruction of its entrance gate. Elena is a co-organizer of the Thebes in the First Millennium BC conferences which took place in Luxor in 2012, 2018 and 2024. She is a co-editor of the conference proceedings and editor of the AUC series, Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis. Dr. Pischikova published extensively on the art and iconography of the Theban tombs of the 25th-26th Dynasties.  


Fees from this event will be donated to the project.                

 

John Billman TVAES 

       

MEETING CANCELLED Saturday 4 October 2025 1400 UK Time: face to face meeting at Itchen College.

 

Daniela Rosenow: 'Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive.' 

 

MEETING CANCELLED Saturday 4 October 2025 Face-to-Face Meeting at Itchen College, 1400 UK time: 

Outline : In 1922, as Egypt became an independent nation, the tomb of the young king Tutankhamun was discovered at Luxor, the first known intact royal burial from ancient Egypt. The excavation of the small but crowded tomb by Howard Carter and his team generated enormous media interest and was famously photographed by Harry Burton. Burton’s photographs, along with letters, plans, drawings and diaries, are included in an archive created by the excavators and presented to the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford. These historic images and records present a vivid and first-hand account of the discovery, of the spectacular variety of the king’s burial goods and of the remarkable work that went into documenting and conserving them. The lecture will draw on the Griffith Institute’s Tutankhamun archive materials which enable a nuanced and inclusive view of the complexities of both the ancient burial and the excavation, including often overlooked Egyptian members of the archaeological team.
 
Biography: Daniela studied Egyptology and Classical Archaeology at the Humboldt University Berlin where she obtained her doctorate on Late period sacred architecture. She has worked at UCL’s Institute of Archaeology, the British Museum, the University of Munich and the German Archaeological Institute Cairo. In February 2021 Daniela joined the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford, where she was responsible for the curation of the exhibition ‘Tutankhamun – Excavating the Archive’, and she is now the Manager of the Griffith Institute. 

 

 Meeting fee: To be determined  (includes refreshments)
 
Places are limited so pre-booking is essential. Booking will be confirmed by receipt of payment.

Please contact the Secretary saesinfo55@gmail.com to reserve your place. 


Note: As an extra meeting, this lecture is not part of the advance payment scheme. The fee for this meeting is to be determined.     

Registration for the meeting will open in September 2025. 

f you would like to be sent details of this or any other SAES event, please contact the Secretary saesinfo55@gmail.com to have your contact details added to our mailing list.   

DETAILS OF THE VENUE ARE GIVEN IN THE ABOUT US MEETINGS VENUE SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE - ITCHEN COLLEGE  DEACON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON SO19 7NS (SATNAV 2019 7NS.)  

Payments may be made by PayPal, Bank Transfer or cheque. Payment details are available on the website 'Join Us' tab.   Please note that on Saturday the main entrance to Itchen College is closed so access to the carpark is from Whites Road.  Access details and map are also available on the 'About Us' tab and then 'Meetings Venue.'     

Access to Itchen College: We are pleased to tell you that the Nursery Carpark has now reopened. This means that both vehicle and pedestrian access to the site is from Whites Road as above.