A long time ago in a manuscript far, far away.... Happy #StarWarsDay! – #MayTheFourthBeWithYou, always.

Beautiful weather with scattered showers led to this amazing little one waking up for its journey. It reminds me of my writeup progress over the past couple of weeks. However, sometimes we need to move slowly to achieve great distances. #snailspace #snail #nature #phdlife

Dr Leire Olabarria, who became The Egypt Exploration Society Chair in March, provided our 2024 AGM Lecture on how objects play an important role in ancient Egyptian literature, and how storytelling facilitates our engagement with #AncientEgypt today. Watch it now for free👇 ees.ac.uk/whats-on/event…

Very nostalgic to be back at the University of Birmingham Uni of Birmingham today. A peaceful morning stroll before presenting at the #ImageAndAuthority workshop.

Oh my, how very true!

Three days to go! Are you ready for the next Birmingham Egyptology Symposium & PGR Community Event? You can still secure your spot! Birmingham Egyptology Symposium: shorturl.at/37VWN PGR Community Event: shorturl.at/yJ50i See you there! #bes2025 #bes25 #egyptology

Celebrate #midsummer and join us in three weeks for an exploration of solar significance in #ancientEgypt 👇🌞

In our latest #ResearchReport, Anna Hodgkinson confirms Amarna site M50.14–16’s role as a workshop and reconstructs the inhabitants’ daily lives in the city. This includes a free PDF download containing tables of data and enlarged archaeological plans! 👉ees.ac.uk/resource/worki…

Happy Graduation Day to all fellow students of Egyptology at the University of Manchester! Congratulations!! 🎉🎓UoM Egyptology UoMCAHAE The University of Manchester

New Cambridge Element Hieratic by Fredrik Hagen is now free to read for 2 weeks! cup.org/4l32iLn #cambridgeelements #archaeology

ZOOM STUDY DAY, Saturday 6th September, 9:30-15:30. Drs Nicky Nielsen & Campbell Price: Across the Wine Dark Seas: Egypt & the Aegean World eventbrite.co.uk/e/across-the-w… Lectures recorded & available to participants

Last chance to register for the Australian Centre for #Egyptology Conference Sat 2 August, in-person and on-line #Egypt #Archaeology Book here payments.mq.edu.au/RundleFoundati…

Excited to have obtained a physical copy! Such an excellent resource by Jana Mynářová Jana Mynářová for anyone taking a deeper dive into the Amarna Letters #languageofamarna #languageofdiplomacy #amarnaletters #assyriology #egyptology #akkadian #peripheralakkadian

We’re very sorry to share the sad news that former Vice-Chair and long-time supporter of the Society, John J Johnston, passed away this morning following a short illness. Aidan Dodson has kindly provided a short memorial to John here: ees.ac.uk/resource/john-…

Discovery of rock art near Aswan in Egypt provides a window into the emergence of the early state c 3000 BC #Egypt #archaeology @https://twitter.com/Archaeology_Mag archaeologymag.com/2025/08/egypti…

When you love your keyboard and refuse to give up on it. We’ve had such a long journey together! #academia #keyboardshortcuts #phdlife #writeup #typing

Will I see you at the Connected Past Coimbra, Portugal? 😃 REGISTER BY 5 SEPTEMBER (i.e. THIS Friday), at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/connected-pa… More info on this and future TCP events: connectedpast.net

🆕 Explore free-access #EuropeanArchaeology research from the European Journal of Archaeology for #EAA2025: 📚 cup.org/45IgRzw Free, where not already #openaccess, until 30 September European Association of Archaeologists

Monday 8th September heralds the first lecture of Manchester Ancient Egypt Society’s new season. Doors open 19.30 Lecture starts at 20.00. Our opening lecture of the 2025-2026 season features Cannon Fairbairn: The Role of Wet Nurses in the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom.

See you on Saturday for #OpenHouseFestival2025! Tour the former home of Egyptologist Ricardo Caminos, browse collections on display, or relax with a hot drink (and cakes) and a book—about Egypt of course! Better yet, treat-your-shelf at our discount second-hand book sale.