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’m delighted to share this fantastic short video made by Jebel Barkal team member Sami Elamin. In it, he showcases work with children who are internally displaced due to ongoing fighting in Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum. The children arrive from local refugee shelters, explore the site museum and the site’s pyramids with archaeologists, learn
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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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Dear Readers, As you know, Sudan is in crisis and facing many different and difficult challenges. The American Sudanese Archaeological Research Center (AmSARC) has organized a fund to support our colleagues with the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM). They need our help to maintain their positions and safeguard cultural heritage throughout Sudan! AmSARC
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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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Over the past week, the Jebel Barkal team has begun to gather in Sudan as we begin our 2023 season—it’s very exciting to be heading back into the field. We have a big team that will allow us to continue clearing the plan of the Meroitic city (250 BCE – 50 CE) under the guidance
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Hello everyone! I will be giving a talk about Jebel Barkal at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles this coming Saturday, December 3 at 3 pm Pacific time. If you have heard me speak about Barkal this year, there will not be much that is new in this talk (although of course I keep making
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We recently returned from the 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies at the University of Warsaw. Our hosts in Warsaw organized the conference beautifully, and it was particularly good to see the excellent representation of about 50 Sudanese and 15 Egyptian scholars who were able to come to Warsaw. Funding for travel costs is always
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