#Egyptology

William Carruthers

w_carruthers

The current demolitions taking place in the northern cemetery in Cairo (and the lack of acknowledgement from Egyptology that perhaps this is an issue) are, BTW, one of the reasons

Ed Scrivens

ed_scrivens

A thread on #Egyptology and interdisciplinarity, or: Why #theory is too western, how Egyptologists can help, and why everyone needs to #decolonise.#academicchat #academictwitter Egyptologists and other ancient world folks will

Dr Laura McAtackney

LMcAtackney

"These statues have nothing whatsoever to do with Black Lives Matter.” 'Nothing'? The craze for Egyptian aesthetics of the late 19th century (onwards) was part of the colonizing projects of

Dr. Sarah Parcak

indyfromspace

When you correct+ mansplain an Egyptology expert about pyramid building after she expressly asked you not to...given that it’s all about pyramid construction....YOU GET A FREE BLOCK (don’t spend it

Katherine Piper 🦇

katieglyph

I somehow haven’t been to a @petriefriends lecture so far in lockdown, but I’m really looking forward to this talk from @poisonchallis on Petrie’s ideas on race and eugenics. Big

wydna.kb

KBULTRA0

The motifs of the steppe warrior, the harem, oriental hedonism, derives from much earlier than Robert E Howard, going back at least to the 1786 Gothic novel Vathek by William

Leeds Museums & Galleries

LeedsMuseums

Friends: it is story time.The year is 1864. The city is Leeds (Leeds Leeds). You are Abraham Johnson. You’re a strapping young man, on your way to work. You check

H i s t o r y V i l l e

HistoryVille

The final wall of the sealed burial chamber of the 18-year-old Boy King Tutankhamun of Egypt was breached for the first time in 3,000 years on February 17, 1923.#Thread Archaeologist

Dr Katherine Blouin

isisnaucratis

What a powerful opening sequence to today's #EOTalks by @cparen #MummiesAncestors Charlotte is discussing the post mortem biography, journey, and treament of "The Young Man", who is now at the

Dr. Sarah Parcak

indyfromspace

For some reason (monuments coming down? discussion of slavery?) there are a TON of bad tweets circulating right now about how "slaves built the pyramids of Giza in Egypt." IT

But doctor, I AM Bison Sexhorn

Brainmage

Right. I have spent the weekend with my parents. It’s time to talk about the #scarab. I wrote a blog post about this years ago but, frankly, who even reads

Danno ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

SnarkishDanno

Dannos Christmas Gift thread.This thread is me giving back to you guys. In my own way. Like that twisted Uncle that thinks making you read and work more is a

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