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<David Attenborough Voiceover> "In its natural habitat, the T-Rex quietly stalks the cardboard box on its stomach so its prey doesn't recognise the threat"Instantly recognisable to all the archaeologists - today involved taking 3 children under 8 to Knossos.Oh look another granite Sekhmet statue . . .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.Top Posts & Pages
- Free high-resolution satellite imagery and how to find it.
- Alan Sorrell: Archaeological illustrator of Nubia and illustrator of archaeologists.
- Finishing the map, georeferencing the pyramid of Djedefre
- The myths about illegal antiquities and why you should never buy them!
- Foreshadowing is not just for movies: A Turin papyrus and the shrines of Tutankhamun
- Should I do a PhD?
- Surveying in the Mansion of Gold; The Hatnub travertine (Egyptian Alabaster) quarries near Minya
- My Research Projects
- Public presentation and archaeological experience
- Missing the matrix: The invisibility of archaeological deposits and public misconceptions of archaeology
Blogs I follow
- Egyptian Monuments
- geipepthode1979's Blog
- TrekkieFeminist
- 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
- 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
- Per Storemyr Archaeology & Conservation
- The Punching Bag
- Egyptians
- Kristian Strutt
- Revealing Our History
- Amun-Ra Egyptology Blog
- imbaba
- minufiyeh
- luxortimes.com/
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology – UCL Culture 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
Archaeology blogs
Egyptology blogs
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Tag Archives: Looting
Egyptian Artefacts in the Southend Museum
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. Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology and Egyptology, Exhibition review, Public archaeology
Tagged Antiquities, Decolonisation, Egypt, Egyptology, Exhibitions, Looting, Mummia, Mummies, Museums
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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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Global Xplorer: Satellite remote sensing, looting and crowd-sourcing.
A new platform can make you a ‘Space Archaeologist’, but will it help looters too? Continue reading
Posted in Remote sensing
Tagged Antiquities, crowd-sourcing, Egypt, Looting, Remote sensing, Satellite
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Does the Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill matter for archaeology outside the UK?
Changes to UK legislation will have a negative effect on attitudes to and protection of archaeology overseas? Continue reading
Posted in Protection and destruction
Tagged Antiquities, Archaeology and Egyptology, Egyptology, Legislation, Looting, NPIB, Planning
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