Filming an 'artefact identification' demonstration, to be used in workshops in Eastern Sudan - common objects you might find at goldmines. Thanks to Yvonne&Marcus Museum of Ancient Cultures Macquarie University History and Archaeology + UniBergen. #Sudan #archaeology

Couldn't agree more

Listen to our brief chat on the looting in the Sudan National Museum, on ABC radio national (Australia). Thanks ABC News Andy Park Reports of massive looting at Sudan's National Museum abc.net.au/listen/program… via ABC Australia #Rescue_Sudan_National_Museum #KeepEyesOnSudan

Did ancient Egyptians travel to the coast of Eastern Sudan? – the answer is very likely yes – see this open access paper in Journal of Egyptian History on Egyptians procuring ebony & baboons from the land of Wetenet doi.org/10.1163/187416…. #Sudan #archaeology #Egyptology

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1/2 #AtbaiArchives: The unique and mysterious ‘fishtail’ burials or akerataheils of the southern Atbai, documented by Seligman. Their architecture is unlike any other burial monument elsewhere in Sudan or neighbouring Africa. #Sudan #Suakin #archaeology

PAKEP co-director was on Australian national radio (ABC Sydney) talking with Richard Fidler about the archaeology of N/W Saudi Arabia- particularly the #Mustatil. You can listen to the interview(in English) at this link: abc.net.au/listen/program… via ABC Australia

If in Paris, you MUST see this! Live reconstruction of royal costumes from medieval Nubian paintings - fashion show will take place Musée du Louvre ! 😍 The effect is simply breathtaking ! #archaeology #arthistory #Nubia louvre.fr/expositions-et…

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Our Research Centre in Cairo Research Centre in Cairo PCMA UW hosts a workshop “Monitoring Archaeological Sites in Sudan Using Satellite Imagery” Led by🔸Mariusz Drzewiecki🔸, it trains Sudanese heritage specialists & archaeologists in using satellite imagery, GIS, & AI for site monitoring.

The Atbai Survey Project presented the results of our archaeological remote sensing campaign at the event “Monitoring Archaeological Sites in Sudan Using Satellite Imagery” Cairo - thanks to the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology UW Mariusz Drzewiecki for organizing a fantastic event - and all in attendance.

1/2 ايتباي# القمر الصناعي. رسم خرائط "الاكراتهيلات" القديمة (باللون الاحمر)، مدافن الرحل من الألفية الأولى قبل الميلاد. نحن نسجل مواقع مماثلة في جميع أنحاء شرق السودان لإنشاء سجل كامل لسلطات التراث لحماية هذه الآثار. En+Bidhaawyeet below

Excited to share that I’ll be a Guest Expert for the Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires exhibit! It will be held at the Australian Museum (Australian Museum) starting in November.

What does writing a joint paper on desert archaeology look like? Three academics and their laptops Marie Bourgeois Maël Crépy Julien Cooper جوليان كوبر at HiSoMA (Lyon, France) #archaeology #Egyptology #Sudan

1/2 في الألفية الرابعة قبل الميلاد تقريبا، سيطر رعاة الأبقارعلى صحراء أيتباي بأكملها. بنى هؤلاء الناس مدافن ضخمة، بعضها ضخم بعرض ك 80 مترا، ودفنوا حيواناتهم داخل المدفن مع الناس. En & Bidhaawyeet below

1/2 🚨 Now open access! In the latest Egyptian Archaeology (64, published by The Egypt Exploration Society), I share insights from my postdoctoral research at Archaeology at NCL. I examined two similar axe blades from Great North Museum: Hancock and Petrie Museum, revealing their different use: tool vs. weapon! 🪓🔍

To cap off a productive time at HiSoMA Lyon, Julien Cooper جوليان كوبر presented "Nomads and goldminers: ancient habitation patterns in the Atbai Desert of Egypt and Sudan". Thanks to all for hosting & attending. #archaeology #Sudan #Nubia #Egyptology

Thank you Egittologia UniPI, Francesco Missiroli, and attendees for a fantastic conference “Trade routes as spaces of contact in ancient Egypt”- the project presented the archaeology of pharaonic desert tracks to the Atbai Desert and its goldmines. #Egyptology #Sudan #archaeology

For the first time in Australia!- Macquarie Ancient Languages School will teach a 5-day workshop on the languages of ancient Sudan: Meroitic & Old Nubian (yours truly & Michael Zellmann-Rohrer). Online availability, enrol by Dec 10 for discount mals.org.au/current-progra…! #Sudan

1-2 #ايتباي العمل الميداني. تنتشر النقوش الهيروغليفية المصرية في جميع أنحاء أيتباي. معظمها من فترة الدولة الحديثة (حوالي 1550-1050 قبل الميلاد) ، عندما حكم المصريون الكثير من شمال السودان وحاولوا السيطرة على مناجم الذهب. En+Bidhaawyeet below.