THE EGYPTIAN SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Society News
UCT Summer School Course ‘From the Cape to Cairo’
Treat yourself with a special New Year’s present That brings you to Egypt in Cape Town!FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO Monday 15 – Friday 19 January 2024 7.00 pm Lecture Hall LT3 Kramer Building Middle Campus, UCT Course Fees R550, or R110 for individual lecturesDuration of...
Egyptologist Heba Abd el Gawad to address the Society
The Egyptian Society of South Africa (TESSA) is happy and honoured to welcome Egyptian Egyptologist Heba Abd el Gawad, who will be addressing the Society on September 27, 2022. The title of her talk is: "Who Owns Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage". Biography Egyptian...
TESSA MEETINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
At last after 2 years of Covid lockdown, your society is up and running again! Our 2nd meeting takes place tomorrow, Tuesday 24th at 7.30pm, at the Jenny Mallett hall at St. George's Grammar School in Mowbray, members free of charge,visitors pay a small fee. All...
TESSA RISES AGAIN!
Back again!
I am sorry for neglecting my admin duties on the TESSA website. thank you webmaster James for your contribution. As some of you know, my husband Charles, died in hospital on 5th January, from Congestive Cardiac Failure, he contracted Covid whilst in hospital. Our...
TESSA Annual Outing in November at Hartenberg Estate
Some members and friends enjoyed the annual outing to Hartenberg, despite the lightly chilly wind. Due to costs we didn’t have a special speaker and the outing was just a social get together for members and friends. Lunch was served on huge platters placed at...
TESSA Outing to Malmesbury
By Jane Mulder On Saturday 19th April a number of TESSA members, as well as a few non-members, were welcomed by Dr Lambert Vorster to his home to view his extensive eclectic collection of artefacts that he has collected over many years and from many parts of the...
Royal Ladies of the New Kingdom – Lecture
UK LECTURER DYLAN BICKERSTAFFE – TWO LECTURES – ON 27TH AUGUST AND TESSA DAY SCHOOL AUGUST 31ST – MAJOR SUCCESSES! Royal Ladies of the New Kingdom – presented by Dylan Bickerstaffe - A Day School – By Ted Loukes It was certainly colder than I had expected...
Ancient Egypt Articles
- New Ancient Egypt discovery uncovers priestess burial chamber untouched in 4,000 years - indy100
- Ancient Egyptians Mixed Psychedelics, Bodily Fluids, and Alcohol for Rituals, Scientists Confirm - Gizmodo
- Egyptians drank cocktails of psychedelic drugs in ancient mugs, research reveals - Sky News
- Ancient Egyptians Drank Hallucinogenic Cocktails Out of a Dwarf God’s Head - VICE
- Researchers make new Ancient Egypt discovery dating back 3,900 years - LADbible
- Archaeologists Discover 1st Astronomical Observatory From Ancient Egypt, Everything They Found Stunned Them - Knewz
- Florida professor finds evidence that ancient Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails - Fox News
- Mummified falcon from ancient Egypt on sale at Abu Dhabi Art for $90,000 - The National
- Library exhibit takes you on Vacation Through Time to Egypt's Valley of the Kings | The Hawk Eye - Burlington, Iowa - Mississippi Valley Publishing
- Ancient Egyptians Drank Cocktail of Psychedelics, Body Fluids and Alcohol - Newsweek
- Total solar eclipse 2027: Nile cruise, Egypt - New Scientist
- Ancient Egyptian ritual potion included hallucinogens and bodily fluids - Popular Science
- Scientists discover first evidence of psychedelic cocktails in ancient Egyptian rituals - Study Finds
- News - Psychedelic Drugs Detected in Ancient Egyptian Mug - Archaeology
- Ancient Egyptian cocktail recipe revealed: Disgusting drink was made from psychedelic drugs, human blood, brea - Daily Mail