does anyone know how mesopotamians got their hands on magnesite?

just read dominique collon's paper on 'chinless wonders'... i have nobody to talk to about this

i'm incapable of writing 4000-word essays anymore like if i don't have at least 10k words what is the point of saying anything original at all

LCANE Spring seminar series is on the #Hittites. Details and abstracts here: lcane.org.uk/events/

was feeling bad about procrastinating but then remembered that muršili waited 20 years before praying for the plague to stop in his land

Tomorrow 20 Jan, 6.15pm UK-time Christoph Bachhuber "Prehistory of #Hittite" at IoA in London, online participation possible. Also sign up for the rest of the series eventbrite.co.uk/e/lcane-semina… Alwin Kloekhorst Joshua Britton @AngelaVanCRO

writing an MA essay and fighting the urge to stick in cool facts people have told me and cite them as pers. comm.

Tuppi braved the sandstorm at #Nippur, getting all dirty from the blowing sand, while pondering about a bath in the Neo-Babylonian bathtub coffin, and finally found some amazing Kassite beads.

Another damp and chilly #Nippur day. Even our canine protection team has given up and prefers to lie in the dirt.

Inspired by Qal-e Tul relief, c. 12th century BC. Goat-fish hybrids serving as gate decoration come from Middle Elamite cultic basin found in Susa. I also added a bunch of minor details from other Middle Elamite artifacts here 🙃

The Epic of Gilgamesh illustrated by Wael Tarabieh

Tomorrow (24 Feb) 6.15pm UK-time: Dr Katie Shields (KCL) on "Quotation" in #Hittite Texts. Online participation should be possible. Sign up via Eventbrite. Alwin Kloekhorst Jana Mynářová Jana Matuszak eventbrite.co.uk/e/lcane-semina…

a productive little tablet!!

me at 12: i quite like this ziggurat business

Join us to see Brie Larson as Elektra at the Duke of York Theatre on the 20th of March at 7:30 pm! Secure your £15 ticket using the link below (T&Cs apply): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

LECTURE: Yağmur Heffron “When Kanešean History Failed to Turn: Socio-political change and the end of  Bronze Age occupation at Kültepe” Monday March 10th, 6.15pm UK-time, online participation should be possible: eventbrite.co.uk/e/lcane-semina…, abstracts: lcane.org.uk/events/

I'll be giving a talk on Monday 24th March 6.15pm Uk-time. Topic: diversity and the Hittite state. Online participation should be possible, sign up via Eventbrite for a link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/lcane-semina…

Lecture by Andrew George: "Maiden, nymph, crone: The mythology of the goddess #Inanna". April 28th, 6pm UCL Institute of Archaeology, Lecture Theatre G6. In-person only. In case you're in London that day.