Archaeology and Egyptology in the media, from social media to national and international media. How it’s presented and how we ‘consume’ it.
As I write this in late November 2022, academic and museum Twitter has just seen an almighty row about the Wellcome Collection's decision to close and replace its 'Medicine Man' gallery. (In fact, 'row' probably isn't even the right word for it - we need a new word for these Twitter events, something that encompasses …
Continue reading What’s the point of an exhibition? or ‘How to Wellcome change in the museum space’
Almost a year since the media discovered Reeves' theory that Tutankhamun's tomb contained Nefertiti, what have we learned?
This post is dedicated to all the hard-working volunteer admins who monitor facebook pages and online forums. The experiences I detail below emphasise how important your hard work is, so thank you. The internet is a marvelous thing for archaeology. Most people would agree, certainly anyone who's had to track down an awkward journal article …
Scribe in the House of Life: Hannah Pethen Ph.D. 