We’re really pleased to report that the University of Michigan has released two major newsletters this fall—one from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and one from the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology (UMMAA)—and both publications spotlight our ongoing work at Jebel Barkal! OK, that might sound dull and routine, but we strongly suggest you read until […]
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We’re proud to share that four of our team members — Tohamy Abulgasim, Geoff Emberling, Anwar Mahjoub and Rebecca Bradshaw — have been invited to present at major international conferences this fall. Each is sharing JBAP’s work on archaeology, community engagement, and heritage protection in Sudan and beyond. Tohamy Abulgasim at Al-Neelain University Conference —
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A new PBS NewsHour segment has highlighted how Sudan’s ongoing civil war is devastating the country’s extraordinary archaeological and cultural heritage. The report features Habab Idriss, archaeologist at the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM), who describes the looting and destruction of priceless artefacts, including at the National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum. Once
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We’re excited to share that JBAP Director Geoff Emberling has co-authored a newly published paper exploring the state of cultural heritage in Sudan over the past two and a half years: “Archaeology and cultural heritage in wartime: Sudan 2023–2025“. The article, written in collaboration with Sudanese archaeologist Habab Idriss, offers a timely and in-depth look
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By Jan Peeters After the 2023 geomorphic field season by our team members Jan Peeters and Tim Winkels, the adventure didn’t stop when the drills were packed away. In many ways, the hardest work was still ahead. Out in the field, under the Sudanese sun, the excitement of pulling up layers of ancient Nile sediment
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By Ignacio Forcadell Having the opportunity to work in Sudan is a dream. Ruins surrounded by sand in the middle of nowhere, a Nile River flanked by endless palm groves. Silence, so much silence… and carts and donkeys and more sand… and desert. Mud houses eroded by the rain, ochre colors that fade where the green
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Join us online! JBAP Director Geoff Emberling is presenting at The American Research Center in Egypt’s Washington DC chapter this weekend, Saturday 13 September. He will be giving a talk entitled, “New Light on Ancient Napata: Urban Center of the Empire of Kush”, which summarizes what the JBAP project has learned about the city plan,
JBAP Director Geoff Emberling talks at ARCE-DC this weekend! Read More »
By Nadezhda Reshetnikova Fieldwork is the most beautiful part of archaeology: fresh air, endless sun, dust baths, fresh food from the local market, friends who never leave you alone (!), bright emotions… It’s amazing. Headaches start when we come back home from the field and begin inputting – in digital form – all the data
Reconstructing ancient Napata: The good, the bad and the dusty Read More »
Most of us know by now that the Sudan National Museum has been looted and severely damaged during the war. What some may not know is about the internationally coordinated response to this news, led by JBAP’s very own Geoff Emberling and supported by JBAP’s co-director of conservation, Suzanne Davis. We wrote a press release
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As you may recall, the Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project was the subject of a 2023 National Geographic episode of “Lost Cities Revealed with Albert Lin“. One of the many great things about being a part of this project was that the Nat Geo team collected a great deal of data that we are still analyzing,
