The Egyptian Labyrinth: The Middle Kingdom and the Faiyum Region

A person standing in front of an ancient Egyptian wall with hieroglyphics and artwork. The person's face is blurred, and they are wearing a light-coloured shirt with sunglasses hanging from the collar.
Chris Naunton – Egyptologist, writer and broadcaster

Starting at 4:15pm

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, and in the Ptolemaic Period when it was extensively cultivated. Several Twelfth Dynasty kings built pyramids in the region, including Amenemhat III, whose vast mortuary complex appears to have inspired the much later legend of a labyrinth.

Dr Naunton has mad 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