Geoff Emberling

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 […]

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

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.

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

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

Salaam! My name is Tohamy Abulgasim and I am the co-director of the Community Engagement arm of the Jebel Barkal project. I’m here today to tell you a little bit about our work during the 2023 season. During the 2022 season we had established a very good connection and built trust with the community that

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

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

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

Here is a post from Anna den Hollander, PhD student at University College London, on archaeobotanical and environmental analysis at Jebel Barkal: The excavation at Jebel Barkal focusses on non-elite contexts, and an important question we want to answer about daily life in these residences is the relation between the people who lived there and