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 This page gives details of conferences and exhibitions of interest to subscribers to the Fund. They are not necessarily organised by the Fund and additional information should be sought from the organisers directly.

The Fund cannot assume any responsibility for information relating to these events.

Monday, 19 January, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
David Milson  'A Modern History of the Ancient Synagogue:  150 Years of Research'
Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society Lecture
Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, The British Museum, London WC1
Admission Free Without Ticket
For Further Information Contact:  Diana Davis:  Tel:  020-7691-1467; Website:  www.aias.org.uk 

Monday, 19 January, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Joanne Rowland  'Issues in Egyptian Chronology'
The London Centre for the Ancient Near East Ancient Near East Seminars:  Spring Term 2009:  New Work in Chronology and Other Topics
School of Oriental and African Studies, Room G51, College Buildings, Russell Square, London WC1

Thursday, 22 January, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Dionisius Agius  'Classical Ships of Islam:  From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean'
Palestine Exploration Fund Lecture, Jointly with the Society for Arabian Studies and the Council for British Research in the Levant
Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, The British Museum, London WC1
Admission Free Without Ticket
Enquiries:  Felicity Cobbing:  Tel:  020-7935-5379;
                                       E-Mail:  execsec@pef.org.uk

Saturday 24th January 2009
9.45am - 5.30pm

Day Course:  ‘Archaeology of the Holy Land - The contribution of British Scholars’. 
(In collaboration with the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society).  Contributors: Hugh Williamson, David Jacobson, Rupert Chapman, Felicity Cobbing, Jack Green. 
Cost: £40. 
Contact:  Oxford University Department of Continuing Education, Rewley House, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA,
Tel:  01865 270360
e-mail: ppdayweek@conted.ox.ac.uk , or click here for details : http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/details.php?id=O08P164AHJ]

Wednesday, 28 January, 2009, at 5:00 p.m.
Marianne Bergeron  'Contextualising Protocorinthian Pottery from Archaic Carthage'
Classical Archaeology Seminar, Institute of Classical Studies, Room N336, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1
All Welcome
For Further Information See:  http://icls.sas.ac.uk/institute/meetingslist/london_events.html

Friday, 30 January, 2009, at 1:15 p.m.
Micela Spataro  'Eastern Mediterranean Pottery:  Technological Insights'
British Museum Free Gallery Talk, Meet Room 13, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1
Website:  www.britishmuseum.org

Monday, 2 February, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Andrew George  'The Schoyen Collection:  Babylonian Intellectual Treasures and Their Implications
The London Centre for the Ancient Near East Ancient Near East Seminars:  Spring Term 2009:  New Work in Chronology and Other Topics
School of Oriental and African Studies, Room G51, College Buildings, Russell Square, London WC1

Saturday, 7 February, 2009, 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
Study Day:  'From Babylon to Amarna:  Ancient Near Eastern Interaction in the Days of Akhenaten'
Birkbeck/BISO/Egypt Exploration Society Event
Speakers:  Paul Collins, Jack Green, Frances Reynolds, Daniel Schwemer, Kate Spence, ZIPANG Performance
Room B34, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1
Tickets:  £40/£20
For Further Information Contact:  FLL Archaeology, Birkbeck College, 26 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DQ
Tel:  020-7631-6627
E-Mail:  archaeology@fce.bbk.ac.uk

Monday, 16 February, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
John Kane  'Jewish Tombs of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period:  Survey and Controversies'
Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society Lecture
Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, The British Museum, London WC1
Admission Free Without Ticket
For Further Information Contact:  Diana Davis:  Tel:  020-7691-1467; Website:  www.aias.org.uk 

Monday, 16 February, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Christoph Bachhuber  'Synchronizing the "Second Urban Revolution" in Syria with Developments in Anatolia (ca 2500 - 2200 BCE)'
The London Centre for the Ancient Near East Ancient Near East Seminars:  Spring Term 2009:  New Work in Chronology and Other Topics
School of Oriental and African Studies, Room G51, College Buildings, Russell Square, London WC1

16-20 February, 2009
Natural History Museum:  World of Iron Conference:  Latest Research on the Antrhopological, Archaeological and metallurgical Aspects of Iron and Steel in the Ancient World'
University College London Institute of Archaeology Event
Fees:  £200/£100 Students (includes lunches and conference dinner)
For Further Information Contact:
     Tel:  020-7679-7510
     E-Mail:  wic2009@ironsmelting.net
     Website:  www.ironsmelting.net

Thursday, 26 February, 2009, at 6:30 p.m.
Irving Finkel  'From Jerusalem to Babylon:  New Thoughts on the Babylonian Exiles'
British Museum Evening Lecture
BP Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, British Museum, London WC1
Tickets:  £5/£3 from the British Museum Box Office
Contact:  Tel:  020-7323-8181
Website:  www.britishmuseum.org

Monday, 2 March, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Jacob Dahl  'Lots of Data Out of Luck:  Early Writing in Iran (and Iraq)'
The London Centre for the Ancient Near East Ancient Near East Seminars:  Spring Term 2009:  New Work in Chronology and Other Topics
School of Oriental and African Studies, Room G51, College Buildings, Russell Square, London WC1

Monday, 16 March, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Ulf Schoop  'The Chronology of Hittite Material Culture'
The London Centre for the Ancient Near East Ancient Near East Seminars:  Spring Term 2009:  New Work in Chronology and Other Topics
School of Oriental and African Studies, Room G51, College Buildings, Russell Square, London WC1
 

Thursday, 19 March, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Karen Wright  'Prehistoric Jewellery and the Development of Craft Specialization in the Levant'
Palestine Exploration Fund Lecture Jointly with the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society
Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, The British Museum, London WC1
Admission Free Without Ticket
Enquiries:  Felicity Cobbing:  Tel:  020-7935-5379;
                                             E-Mail:  execsec@pef.org.uk

Thursday, 16th April, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Jonathan Tubb  ‘R.A.S. Macalister: Villain or Visionary?’
Palestine Exploration Fund Lecture
Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, The British Museum, London WC1
Admission Free Without Ticket
Enquiries:  Felicity Cobbing:  Tel:  020-7935-5379;
                                             E-Mail:  execsec@pef.org.uk,

Monday, 20 April, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Dennis Mizzi  'The Qumran Caves:  A Re-Evaluation of the Evidence'
Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society Lecture
Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, The British Museum, London WC1
Admission Free Without Ticket - All Welcome
Enquiries:  Tel:  020-7691-1467
Website:  www.aias.org.uk

Monday, 27 April, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Jared Miller  'Mursili II's Conflict with Egypt over Syria and Its Implications for Amarna Age Chronology'
London Centre for the Ancient Near East Lecture (follows Annual General Meeting)
Room G51, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1
For Further Information:  www.soas.ac.uk/anecentre

Thursday, 11th June, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Palestine Exploration Fund AGM followed by,
David L.C. Clark  ‘Archaeology and Liturgy in Jordanian Churches’
Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, The British Museum, London WC1
Admission Free Without Ticket
Enquiries:  Felicity Cobbing:  Tel:  020-7935-5379;
                                             E-Mail:  execsec@pef.org.uk,

 

 
Non-PEF information courtesy of the London Diary for the Ancient Near East
Last Modified 11 January, 2009