On Monday 8th July we have our final lecture of the Manchester Ancient Egypt Society – and our last ever venue lecture as we move to zoom-only for the new season! We are pleased to welcome back an old friend – Renee Friedman, who will be giving the Bob Partridge Egyptology Lecture in memory of our late Chair.

Hierakonpolis 40 Years On: My Favourite Discoveries

In 1983 Renee Friedman joined the Hierakonpolis Expedition, and over the years, progressing from pot-girl to site director, had the privilege to be part of many remarkable discoveries that have enhanced our understanding of ancient Egyptian civilization in the predynastic as well as later times. In this talk she reflects on her favourite (if not always the most famous) discoveries from over the past 40 years and shares some of the personal stories that surround them. 

Dr. Renée Friedman has directed the expedition to Hierakonpolis since 1996, fielding annual campaigns to explore various aspects of this vast site, the large of the Predynastic period still extant and accessible anywhere in the Nile Valley, Former Heagy Research Curator at the British Museum, she is currently a Senior Research Fellow of the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

Everyone welcome. Free to MAES members – £5 for guests on the door. To be held at the Pendulum Hotel, Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3BB. Doors open 7:15pm. The lecture begins at 8pm.