The Egyptian Labyrinth: The Middle Kingdom and the Faiyum Region

Name: The Egyptian Labyrinth: The Middle Kingdom and the Faiyum Region
Start: 2025-11-22T16:15:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-22T18:00:00+00:00
Location: The Cooper Gallery

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Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 04:15 pm

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The Cooper Gallery

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Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 04:15 pm to 06:00 pm (GMT)

The Cooper Gallery

Church Street, Barnsley, United Kingdom

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The Egyptian Labyrinth: The Middle Kingdom and the Faiyum Region

The Faiyum oasis is a basin 62 miles south of Cairo. It seems to have been particularly significant during the Middle Kingdom, when the new capital city, Ity-Tawy, was established nearby.

Several Twelfth Dynasty kings built pyramids in the region, including Amenemhat III, who appears to have inspired the much later legend of a labyrinth.

Dr Naunton has made two television documentaries: The Man Who Discovered Egypt (BBC4) and Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burned Mummy (Channel 4).

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Cost: £15 Non-Members / £14 Members. The cost includes a buffet after the lecture, with tea and coffee.

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The Egyptian Labyrinth: The Middle Kingdom and the Faiyum Region

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 04:15 pm