Ever wondered why pseudoarchaeology is so popular online? Join @flintdibble.bsky.social for "The Popularity of Fake Egyptology: Why it matters & what we can do about it," hosted by the Friends of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social. Details & tickets in the link below:
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Join us for tonight's Friends of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social lecture by Helen Strudwick, joined by Thomas Clarke, who will be discussing @fitzmuseum.bsky.social “Made in Ancient Egypt".
Details and tickets in the link below:
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Join us next week for the Friends of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social lecture by Helen Strudwick, who will be presenting on @fitzmuseum.bsky.social's exhibition “Made in Ancient Egypt”. Details and tickets in the link below.
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Less than a week to go until the next Friends of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social lecture and the launch of the super exciting Global Shabti Project. For details and tickets to the event (hybrid), click here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/here-i-am-...
Join us next week for our Friends of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social lecture by Christian Knoblauch, who will be discussing the history of the Abydos Middle Cemetery during the Late Old Kingdom to Early Middle Kingdom. Details and tickets in the link below!
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Join us next week (in person/via Zoom) for the Friends of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social lecture by Stephen Harrison, who will be discussing Alexander the Great & Egypt under the Achaemenids, an often overlooked period of Egyptian history. Details in the link below!
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A reminder that the Friends of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social AGM and lecture by Tom Hardwick will take place next Wednesday (1st October). Details and tickets available in the link below
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Join us for the Friends of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social AGM followed by a lecture by Tom Hardwick, who will explore the way the market for Egyptian antiquities has developed and demonstrate the changing roles it has played in creating a taste for ancient Egypt.
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@theegyptcentre.bsky.social may be closed for the next 4 months as part of a redevelopment project, but thanks to the latest technology, there are lots of ways to engage with the collection. Check out our 3D models on Sketchfab, including this relief of Khabekhnet.
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The Friends of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of @johnjjohnston.bsky.social. In his memory, we have made the recording of his most recent (June) Friends lecture publicly available.
Gone, but certainly never forgotten. 🍷
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9guP...
@theegyptcentre.bsky.social will be closing on Saturday 30th of August due to the exciting refurbishment of our galleries!
We will be re-opening in January 2026. For updates, please check our website and social media pages.
We look forward to welcoming visitors back to the museum in 2026!
A little bit about @theegyptcentre.bsky.social ahead of our planned closure for a major redevelopment project!
www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/ama...
Exciting news on some additional funding for @theegyptcentre.bsky.social's House of Death redevelopment. Thanks to the @wolfsonfdn.bsky.social for their support on the project!
www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office....
Blog by conservation student Kayleigh Heister on the conservation & restoration of a shabti from Harrogate Museum, currently housed @theegyptcentre.bsky.social. Thanks to the wonderful restoration it has been possible to identify the owner as Djedher!
egyptcollectionblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
For anyone who might be in the Carmarthenshire area on the 5th July, I'll be giving a talk on a research project called From the tꜣwy to the Tawe, which examines Welsh collections (26 of them) with Egyptological material. Details below!
Friends of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social lecture by @johnjjohnston.bsky.social next Wednesday (18th). This talk will discuss #RichardBurton’s decade in the ancient world (1953–1963). The event coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Welsh actor's birth.
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Now that I've had the chance to check the Zoom data, I can say that our Pre- & Early Dynastic Egypt study day was attended by 262 people (210 online and 52 in person) from across 29 countries. Thanks to all who attended! #Impact #Engagement #Research
What a fantastic day! Lots of great talks and new information shared by all our speakers. Over 250 people joined us on zoom and in person. Thank you for your support!
Last but not least, @nubt4.bsky.social and Joris van Wetering presenting from Naqada on objects in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social collection from Naqada. Amazing really!
Moving on to analysis of copper axe heads in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social, which have been the subject of a study by Martin Odler.
More analysis of vessel content from Tarkhan (grave 7), this time by Aron O'Shea. Here he is presenting on a cylindrical vessel in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social!
On to Lisa Mawdsley (talk read by Emily Tour) who is talking about the contents of a pottery vessel from grave 315 at Tarkhan, which is now in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social!
Now for the handling session in which participants get the opportunity to handle some of the objects from @theegyptcentre.bsky.social being discussed during our study day!
Final talk of the morning session with Maria Gatto presenting on the early Nubian cemetery at Armant. This was excavated by @theees.bsky.social in the 1930s and remains unpublished (for now...). Many of the objects from this excavation are now in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social!
Renee Friedman presenting on the so-called "fort" at Hierakonpolis. Great to see some of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social's ceramics from the site featured. Some of these will be available for handling during our lunch break!
Christian Knoblauch up next talking about a new funerary enclosure of Narmer at Abydos. Or is it...
Next up is Christiana Köhler who is presenting brand new research on her recent excavations of the tomb of Meret-Neith at Abydos. Fascinating stuff!
Meg Gundlach kicking off our Pre- and Early Dynastic Egypt study day. Meg is providing an overview of the rich collection of material dating to these early periods in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social collection, some of which will be the focus of today's study day.
Excited to be joining the @theegyptcentre.bsky.social Early Egypt day!!and speaking later about research into objects said to be from Naqada! We are online from Naqada in safe online hands @drkengriffin.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social
The draft programme for our Pre- and Early Dynastic Egypt Study Day is now online. You can attend this event in person (only a few places left) or via Zoom, with full details in the link below!
egypt.swansea.ac.uk/early-egypt/
