Creator protests over AI are getting louder. When will we be heard? theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/…

"Darvill had no truck with the perception of archaeologists as anti-development, & believed that working with developers was the best means of securing successful outcomes... While still in his 20s he had published Prehistoric Britain, a standard text" theguardian.com/science/2024/o…

Playing in the Past: teaching Egyptology using Assassin's Creed Origins. YouTube took all the recordings down BOOO. But they're now available again thanks to ARCEMissouri YAY! Thnx ARCE-MO! Links now all updated here: chrisnaunton.com/2022/08/19/pla… Gemma Renshaw @k8shep #playinginthepast

So excited to dive into 'The Other Ancient Civilisations: Decoding Archaeology's Less Celebrated Cultures' by Raven Todd DaSilva 😍 HUGE thank-you to Raven and her publicity team for this gifted copy! Out 29th October! #TheOtherAncientCivilisations #archaeology #classicsx

I love and respect the work that Bad Ancient does but I increasingly feel the need for an @badancientrevived account that details downright modern misuse of ancient ideas.

This feels like an appropriate time to remind 'top ancient historians' that this is how you discuss historicity in a movie, with a sense of fun and grace.

I'm on threads - same user name.

Artists Ahmed Akasha, Dina Nur Satti and Yasmin Elnour have produced mixed media prompting a dialogue between historical objects and living cultural heritage. Come along and see the Sudan Living Cultures installation until 9 November. ucl.ac.uk/culture/whats-…

An interesting paper by Dr Uroš Matić available in #openaccess: Postcolonialism as a Reverse Discourse in Egyptology: De-colonizing Historiography and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt and Nubia Part 2 (2023) Abstract (English version-abstract also available in French and Spanish):

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An obituary for Harry Smith (1928-2024) by Robert Morkot has now appeared in The Guardian. Read about his extraordinary life and contributions to Egyptology through The Egypt Exploration Society and UCL: theguardian.com/science/2024/n…

Did you know there are a growing number of options for publishing an OA book? Have a look at our list of fully OA book publishers - including Open Book Publishers, LSE Press, UCL Press, & more! sheffield.ac.uk/library/knowle… #OAWeek 2024 x.com/openresshef/st… bsky.app/profile/patric…

The entire book "Gesture, Stance, and Movement. Communicating Bodies in the Aegean Bronze Age. Acts of the International Conference at the University of Heidelberg, 11–13 November 2021" (with this article) can be downloaded for FREE: books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/cat… #Egypt #Egyptology

Yes, it's snarky and a bit invective-laden. But I genuinely recommend everybody read this livetweet of Ancient Apocalypse 1. It really demonstrates how "fast and loose" (to paraphrase Joe Rogan) Hancock plays with the truth.

In Open Access since yesterday! Check out my paper on failed masculinity of Syrian princes in the Tale of the Doomed Prince 💫 #egyptology #gender #ancientEgypt vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/detail/index/s…

Just how amazing is this!

Falernian.

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This is so true.