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Exhibition Review: ‘Tutankhamun the Boy: Growing up in ancient Egypt’ at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology

On January 25, 2023December 6, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition reviewLeave a comment

A review of the Petrie Museum's new exhibition 'Tutankhamun the Boy'.

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Review of the British Museum’s ‘Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt’ exhibition

On December 21, 2022December 6, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition reviewLeave a comment

The British Museum's crowd-pleasing exhibition on Hieroglyphs features the Rosetta Stone, but how does it deal with the complexity of decipherment and the role of Egyptians?

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Five years on: Reflections on mobile GIS survey at Hatnub Quarry P in 2017

On September 28, 2022September 24, 2022 By hannahpethenIn GIS, Hatnub2 Comments

Results of the mobile GIS survey in 2017 at the Hatnub quarries and links to the published papers.

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Wunderkammers, colonial hangovers and multivocality.

On August 24, 2022November 29, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Public archaeology2 Comments

Is the Wunderkammer just a colonial hangover or does it have more to teach us?

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Egyptian Artefacts in the Southend Museum

On June 29, 2022September 8, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition review2 Comments

Did you know that Southend Museum has a small collection of ancient Egyptian objects? Here I look at some on display in the recent Wunderkammer exhibition.

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Lessons from Little Miss Sobek in Ptolemaic breasts, ancient clothing and nursing

On December 22, 2021September 8, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Academic life, Blog1 Comment

What impact would the ubiquity of nursing have on ancient Egyptian society? Three insights from a nursing mother.

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Should I do a PhD?

On August 25, 2021April 20, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Academic lifeLeave a comment

Should you do a PhD? What should you think about before you apply? How can you maximise your career chances before you even begin your PhD.

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The Egyptian collection in the Museo Nacional des Belles Artes, Havana Cuba.

On May 30, 2017 By hannahpethenIn Museum collections2 Comments

A review of the fantastic and rarely explored Egyptian collection in Havana.

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Will a computer take my job?: Archaeology and technological development?

On March 31, 2017March 29, 2017 By hannahpethenIn Academic lifeLeave a comment

Can archaeologists be replaced by machines? As technology develops where does that leave the human?

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Animal Mummies at the World Museum, Liverpool

On December 19, 2016December 20, 2016 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition review2 Comments

A great exhibition of Egyptian animal mummies is on at the World Museum, Liverpool.

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