This week our Archaeology research seminar will be given by Dr Mohamed Kenawi (University of Leicester), titled ‘From Middle Egypt to the Western Desert: Archaeology and Heritage for the Future’. Catch him in ARMB.2.98 or on zoom (ID: 833 5248 0190) at 4pm Thursday 7th December

This Wednesday's Seminar is Felicity Crowe, Dr Nichole Sheldrick, and Prof. David Mattingly​ on 'The Archive of the British Institute for Libyan and North African Studies: Past, Present, and Future'. All welcome. College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities 📅6th Dec ⏰5pm 📌George Porter A or Teams

For those, who could not attend yesterday, here is the link to the recorded roundtable on D. Mattingly's new book "Between Sahara and Sea. Africa in the Roman Empire". stream2go.uni-hamburg.de/vod/_definst/s…

In early 2024, the OASCIV project (INSAP, UCL Institute of Archaeology, University of Leicester) excavated 4 sites in the Wadi Draa in Southern Morocco, with the season funded by the European Research Council (ERC) #EverydayIslam project 1/6

Last month members of our Leicester team, Prof David Mattingly & Nichole Sheldrick were in southern Morocco with the Oasis Civilisation project, a collaboration between School of Archaeology & Ancient History, UCL Institute of Archaeology, INSAP and the European Research Council (ERC) funded #EverydayIslam project.

On May 15th, our Bijan Rouhani moderates a panel on Documenting the Destruction of Heritage & Seeking Solutions, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Hague Convention. Hosted by Cultural Emergency Response (CER) Smithsonian|CRI & Blue Shield International Tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/documenting-…

The Wednesday Seminar Team would like to invite everyone to our talk by Dr Giorgia Marchiori 'Mud-laden sites and mudbrick houses: daily life in the Ptolemaic and Roman northwestern Nile Delta'. 📅Wednesday 5th June ⏲️5pm 📌George Porter lecture theatre or teams

A great opportunity for an Archivist to work with us in the BILNAS🏺📜📚🇱🇾 archive. Apply by 23 June, details below 👇

Our colleagues School of Archaeology & Ancient History held a 4 day workshop for Libyan heritage professionals under a collaboration scheme with the Department of Antiquities. This introduced Automated Change Detection techniques focused on monitoring land-surface changes & the impact of climate change

In partnership with Oxford School of Archaeology, Durham Archaeology and School of Archaeology & Ancient History, we are delighted to announce a new 3-year grant of 2.2 million from Arcadia Fund to support the continuation of the EAMENA project. Read all about our future plans and impact here:👇🏻👇🏻 twtr.to/-HnFj

Yesterday, CEAH was very pleased to host members of the EAMENA team from Oxford School of Archaeology, Durham Archaeology & School of Archaeology & Ancient History for a training workshop on a new Automated Change Detection method for monitoring heritage. Big thanks to Ahmed Mutasim Abdalla Mahmoud for leading this fantastic day!

On now in the University of Leicester David Wilson Library basement: A new exhibition showcasing material from the 1948-1951 excavations of Kathleen Kenyon & J.B. Ward-Perkins at the Roman site of Sabratha, Libya , now held in the BILNAS🏺📜📚🇱🇾 Archive (and soon to be available online)!

Last month CEAH co-director Ruth Young had a productive week in Pakistan where she co-organised & attended the 2nd Int'l Conference on Archaeology & Heritage of British Period in Pakistan, hosted by Hazara University Mansehra, met with partners & visited some amazing heritage!

The BILNAS Archive is going digital! Our first digitised collection, records from Kenyon & Ward-Perkins’ 1948-51 excavations at Sabratha, is now available online & open-access via ADS Follow the link below to access & explore the collection! archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/colle…

Our very own Ahmed Mutasim Abdalla Mahmoud presenting EAMENA research on the impact of Storm Daniel in eastern Libya at #EAA2024

📢Join the Heritage Hub and Discover Heritage University of Leicester as part of the national ! 🥳FREE fun family friendly event and architectural tours of our campus as part of Heritage Open Days 👇More information le.ac.uk/research/natur…

Join us for the first BILNAS lecture of the new academic year: "Recent Work on Inscriptions in Libya: Celebrating the Legacy of Joyce Reynolds" 📆 Tuesday 24 Sept, 1700hrs (UK) The event will take place on Zoom. For more details and to register see: bilnas.org/event/recent-w…

📢 Event Announcement 📢 Two-day online conference: "Climate Change and Heritage Adaptation: Challenges and Solutions in North and East Africa." Organised by The Egypt Exploration Society 📆 Wednesday 18 – Thursday 19 September. For more details follow this link: ees.ac.uk/resource/clima…

Our Michael Fradley will be speaking tomorrow morning, Thursday 12 September at the Aerial Archaeology Research Group (AARG) in #York on our work monitoring #heritage damage in #conflict zones aargonline.com/wp/events/aarg…