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Fizzy red wine (Bonarda) for our wedding anniversary. Quite fantastic.Boats on the saltmarsh.Van Gogh's famous Sunflowers, painted in Arles 1888. Although I'm less of a fan of his later work I do like this classic.Starry Night, Arles by Vincent van Gogh, painted 1888. This is a more typical van Gogh. I like it because this is what the night looks like without glasses or contact lenses.Carpenter's Yard and Laundry in the Hague by Vincent van Gogh. Painted 1882. Inspired by prints of London and Van Gogh's anxiety about poverty and urbanism.Renewing my acquaintance with EA47568 from Asyut Hogarth Tomb 46.Spotted this familiar silhouette on the Acanthus dining room.Autumnal M40A second #Egyptian execration text magically attacking Nubians, from the 6 Dynasty of the #OldKingdom.Top Posts & Pages
- About Hannah
- Surveying in the Mansion of Gold; The Hatnub travertine (Egyptian Alabaster) quarries near Minya
- Re-thinking Beds and bedrooms in Ancient Egypt: Thoughts provoked by Nadine Moeller's The Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt
- Will a computer take my job?: Archaeology and technological development?
- Artefacts from the Anglo-Saxon burial at Prittlewell exhibited in Southend Museum.
- The myths about illegal antiquities and why you should never buy them!
- Provenance, fakes, uncertainty and ethics: The problems with legally purchased antiquities.
Blogs I follow
- Southend Museums
- Variant Readings
- Garstang Museum of Archaeology
- Manchester Ancient Egypt Society
- BM International Training Programme
- The History of Egypt Podcast
- Creative Researchers
- The Thesis Whisperer
- Papyrus Stories
- The Research Whisperer
- Amarna Anniversary
- The Bioarchaeology of Childhood | Sian Halcrow
- Free and Open Source GIS Ramblings
- The History of Byzantium
- Doug's Archaeology
- Archaeological Networks
- University of Cambridge Museums
- Chris Naunton
- The Spatial Blog
- Nicky van de Beek
- Heritage for Transformation
- markersofauthenticity.wordpress.com/
- Byzantine Blog
- badarchaeology.wordpress.com/
- It's All Greek To Me
- Gates of Nineveh: An Experiment in Blogging Assyriology
- South Asasif Conservation Project Blog
- Per Storemyr Archaeology & Conservation
- The Punching Bag
- Egyptians
- Kristian Strutt
- Revealing Our History
- Amun-Ra Egyptology Blog
- Imbaba
- Minufiyeh
- Luxor Times
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology – Museums & Collections Blog
- Tetisheri - Blog
- AMNTE NOFRE (Amentet Neferet)
- Ancient Egyptian Cobra Project
- Em Hotep
- The Tell Basta Project
- The Egyptiana Emporium
- Egyptology News Network
- Dayr al-Barshā Project
- The Sirius Project
- iMalqata – A Joint Expedition
- Ancient Egypt Research Associates
- Amara West project blog
- British Museum blog
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Author Archives: hannahpethen
Essex’s Tutankhamun? Learning from seemingly incongruous comparisons.
What do we learn from comparing an Anglo-Saxon burial in Prittlewell with Egypt’s famous Tutankhamun? Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology and Egyptology
Tagged Anglo-Saxon, Antiquities, archaeology, Egypt, Excavations, Exhibitions, King of Prittlewell, Tutankhamun
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A Review of the Garstang Museum’s ‘Before Egypt: Art, Culture and Power’ exhibition at the Victoria Gallery and Museum at the University of Liverpool
The Garstang Museum’s ‘Before Egypt’ exhibition reviewed! Pots, palettes, some stunning artefacts and a female Pharaoh. Continue reading
Posted in Exhibition review
Tagged Antiquities, archaeology, Egypt, Excavations, Exhibitions, Museums, Predynastic
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Artefacts from the Anglo-Saxon burial at Prittlewell exhibited in Southend Museum.
A Review of the new exhibition of the Prittlewell Princely burial in Southend Museum Continue reading
Posted in Exhibition review
Tagged Anglo-Saxon, Antiquities, archaeology, Excavations, Exhibitions, King of Prittlewell, Museums, Planning, Prittlewell
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Re-thinking Beds and bedrooms in Ancient Egypt: Thoughts provoked by Nadine Moeller’s The Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt
How did Egyptians use their bedrooms? How do we interpret ancient spaces? Nadine Moeller’s new book on Egyptian Urbanism provides food for thought. Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology and Egyptology, Book reviews, Reviews
Tagged archaeology, Egypt, Giza, Reviews, settlement
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Provenance, fakes, uncertainty and ethics: The problems with legally purchased antiquities.
My recent visit to the Barcelona Egyptian Museum revealed some fantastic artefacts, but also raised unsettling questions about forgeries, provenance and the ethics of presenting recently purchased antiquities in museums. Continue reading
Posted in Protection and destruction
Tagged Antiquities, Egypt, forgeries, Looting, Museums
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The Egyptian Museum of Barcelona
The Egyptian Museum in Barcelona contains a number of interesting artefacts and is a fascinating place to visit. Continue reading
Ditch that total station and grab your tablet? ArcGIS Collector and QGIS QField mobile-GIS survey apps reviewed.
How do the latest mobile-GIS apps measure up in the field? I review two new approaches to archaeological survey. Continue reading
The myths about illegal antiquities and why you should never buy them!
Purchasers of black market artefacts promulgate many myths to justify their actions, but there is a dark reality behind them. Continue reading
Posted in Protection and destruction
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The Egyptian collection in the Museo Nacional des Belles Artes, Havana Cuba.
A review of the fantastic and rarely explored Egyptian collection in Havana. Continue reading
Will a computer take my job?: Archaeology and technological development?
Can archaeologists be replaced by machines? As technology develops where does that leave the human? Continue reading
Posted in Academic life
Tagged Automation, Egypt, Egyptology, Giza, Great Pyramid, science
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