We are very excited to share that two JBAP team members have been in the international media this weekend. Rebecca Bradshaw has written “History under Fire along the Sudanese Nile” as the lead Life & Arts article for the Financial Times weekend edition (Saturday, Aug. 9). The article focuses on the work of our colleague […]
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As regular readers know, JBAP is committed to site conservation. And our co-directors of conservation, Elmontaser Dafalla and Suzanne Davis, are actively promoting awareness about conservation at Jebel Barkal, despite not being on site in Sudan. Recently, Suzanne presented a paper about their work at the American Institute for Conservation conference. Co-authored with Sami Elamin
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As the civil war in Sudan continues, we are continuing to try to support colleagues in their efforts to protect sites and provide educational opportunities to people in surrounding towns and villages. Our team is also continuing what research we can–much of this involves analysis of data that we have collected. Today, we are announcing
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Hello everyone, I wanted to thank you all for supporting our archaeological colleagues working at Jebel Barkal during this very difficult time in Sudan. We were able to raise just over $4000 and I have now sent it all to help our colleagues. The interim manager of Jebel Barkal, Sami Elamin, asked me to pass
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Hi everyone, As readers of this blog will know, the civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces militia (RSF) has been going on for over a year. The RSF have controlled most of Khartoum for most of the war, including the area of the Sudan National Museum.
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Hello everyone, It has been awhile since we’ve posted on the Jebel Barkal blog. We’ve been busy and I’ll write more about what we’ve been doing in the coming weeks. But for now, I would like to ask for financial help for our colleagues in Sudan. As you may know, the civil war in Sudan
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I’ve recently given two lectures about our work at Jebel Barkal and both are now online. The first (October 6) was a 15-minute “flash talk” given through the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan (my home institution) about “Archaeology, Heritage, and the Civil War in Sudan.” Link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORqcRpBXZ-4 The second
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It’s been too long since the Barkal project has posted. But we wanted to announce a short talk this Friday at noon Eastern time on steps we are taking with our colleagues in Sudan to address heritage issues in the current conflict. Announcement below. Flash Talk | Archaeology, Heritage, and the Civil War in Sudan
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Natural Landscape Studies (Geomorphology) at Barkal Knowledge of the local environment is critical to understanding site formation at Jebel Barkal and the ancient city’s relationship with the Nile River and its surrounding natural landscape. In 2023, our geomorphological field research by Dr. Jan Peeters, Tim Winkels and our superb team of local workman, mainly focused
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We have lost a good friend. Kathleen (“Kitty”) Picken passed away in Des Moines, Iowa on March 3, 2023 after a short illness (https://www.overtonfunerals.com/obituary/kathleen-kitty-picken). She has been a friend and supporter of our projects at El-Kurru and Jebel Barkal from the beginning of our work in Sudan in 2013. This continued her long-standing interest in
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