It’s been a while since our last blog, but the past weeks have been full of activity. Perhaps most importantly our Sudanese team members have continued to be hard at work in the field, yielding some amazing results – but we’ll write about that in detail in another post!
Meanwhile…
In January, there was encouraging news from Sudan. An announcement was made about the recovery of objects from the Sudan National Museum. This development came at an important moment, as the Ministry of Culture began the process of moving its operations back to Khartoum.
You can read the original announcement here:
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1430796358411495&id=100044434334231
Then, in February, JBAP director Geoff Emberling participated in the conference “Egypt and Sudan from Prehistory to the Present” at the University of Virginia.
The event brought together a distinguished group of scholars to explore the long and complex history of the Nile Valley. The conference was organized in connection with the exhibition The World Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa at the Fralin Museum of Art (on view through May 31, 2026), offering deeper context on the cultural and historical connections between Egypt and Nubia.
More details about the conference are available here: https://sites.google.com/view/egyptsudan/home
Also in February, Geoff appeared on the “Pieces of History” podcast to talk about Sudanese archaeology and cultural heritage. You can listen to the episode here:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pieces-of-history/id1513062829?i=1000751288413
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3NOCxpJYQvS1UOIqtSgBXx
So far in March, Geoff gave a lecture to the Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society, “New Light on Ancient Napata: Urban Center of the Empire of Kush” on Friday 8.
Looking ahead to April, we’re excited about an upcoming virtual lecture hosted by AmSARC. On Wednesday, April 1 at 1pm EST, Alyaa Musa and Geoff Emberling will present “Heritage in a Sudanese Village: A Short Documentary Film of El-Kurru”. The talk will introduce a short documentary focused on heritage and community in El-Kurru.
You can register here: https://amsarc.org/resources/
More updates soon!
