Get some Egypt in your ears! #AwayWithThePharaohs #podcast #egyptology #history #archaeology

Come learn about ancient Egyptian art and architecture with me! 🎨 #course #ancientegypt #egyptology #art #arthistory #archaeology #learning

So excited to see this published! 🤩 I had the privilege of writing a number of pieces in the book about key objects/sites and topics like ancient Egyptian religion and art. Grab your copy of this gorgeous little book from the EES website! 📚 #newbook #ancientegypt #history #egyptology #archaeology

‘In a city full of big exhibitions, sometimes it’s the smallest that delights the most…’ A lovely surprise to see that my spotlight exhibit at @theees.bsky.social has been featured on London institution IanVisits! #egyptology #archives #museums #heritage #Hatshepsut #Nefertiti #archaeology

I had a great time showing Alicia round @theees.bsky.social for the Science Factory #podcast! Check it out for a peak inside the EES, a chat about #Hatshepsut and #Nefertiti, and to hear stories of life at the Society and our plans for the future! #egyptology #archaeology #heritage #archives

I had the best time last night at Snapchat’s London HQ for the launch of Bettany Hughes’ new #documentary series ‘Seven Wonders of the Ancient World’! The series looks brilliant, with an exciting use of #augmentedreality to bring these monuments to life. #ancienthistory #popularhistory #archaeology

Honoured to be invited to the residence of His Excellency the Egyptian Ambassador in celebration of Egypt’s National Day 🇪🇬 #Egypt #Heritage #Egyptology #Embassy

In honour of #worldUFOday, here’s an old video essay of mine. 4 years old but it bears repeating: ‘Ancient Aliens is Racist’. youtu.be/htUgMDtqJQ8?... #archaeology #history #racisim #colonialism #ancientaliens #ancientastronauts #atlantis #conspiracytheories #pseudoarchaeology

My offering this #MonumentMonday comes from yesterday’s visit to the Iron Age hut circles of Tŷ Mawr, Anglesey. #archeology #history #wales #anglesey #heritage

Check out my new piece for @theees.bsky.social, in which I search for stories of the groundbreaking female rulers #Hatshepsut and #Nefertiti among the EES’ amazing archival collections. #egypt #egyptology #archaeology #archives #history #heritage www.ees.ac.uk/resource/hat...

Not to say brat was written about me but I’m considering having a coffee after 6pm

Went on a little jaunt to Eltham Palace today! Art Deco meets medieval, with what looks to be an Amarna-inspired embodiment of ‘the ancient world’ as an Egyptianising figure. @englishheritage.bsky.social #history #heritage #architecture #egypt #egyptology #1930s #egyptomania #london

I recently got back from a trip to Crete, where I took a turn around ancient Aptera - cisterns and bathhouses and theatres, oh my! #archaeology #history #crete #greece #greek #hellenistic #roman

Happy Sunday from my leafy little corner of southeast London

It’s #LondonMarathon day, which is kinda like the Egyptian Sed festival on a huge scale. The ‘Heb Sed’ was held on the king’s 30th jubilee (then every 3 years) to ritually renew their rule. The pharaoh ran a course representing the borders of #Egypt, symbolising dominion over the country. #history

Happy #StGeorgesDay to folks marking it! St George is venerated as ‘The Prince of the Martyrs’ in the #Egyptian Coptic Church. Some say his famous dragon-slaying depictions draw on ancient models, such as this Nubian carving of Horus as a Roman horseman spearing a crocodile. #history #archaeology

Happy Easter to those celebrating!

Some timely words from Judith Butler.

Very excited to receive my reviewer copy of ‘Thutmose III and Hatshepsut: Their Lives and Afterlives’ by Aidan Dodson and @aucpress.bsky.social! Catch my review in the autumn issue of Egyptian Archeology magazine from @theees.bsky.social #egyptology #ancientegypt #newbook #history #archaeology

Happy #mothersday to the Mums, whether your current vibe is the joyous wine-sated mother #goddess Hathor, or the Lady Naunakhte whose will cuts off the kids who annoyed her. And if your relationship with your mother is hard, I salute your inner Neith, self-created mother of the universe. #egyptology

Eid Mubarak to all celebrating! 🌙 ✨

Working on a little something at @theees.bsky.social, have loved spending time in the #archive with materials like these beautiful 19th Century #watercolours of fragments from Deir el-Bahari. Made by Rosalind F. E. Paget, one of the many #women whose work has shaped #Egyptology.

Looking forward to talking all things #goddess tomorrow in my lecture for the Southampton #AncientEgypt society!

Seen the exciting news of Thutmose II? @theees.bsky.social members heard it first! In 2023, Piers Litherland shared the #discovery of this #pharaoh's tomb in #EgyptianArchaeology 63! Join us to explore the latest groundbreaking discoveries in our magazine online: www.ees.ac.uk/support-us/m...

It’s a dark and wet Monday morning here in London, so here are some photos from a bright wintery walk in my local park the other day. Did you know that London is one of the world’s largest urban forests? #greenspace #woods #trees #nature #winter #London

Met some historical movers and shakers today when visiting Southwark Cathedral! John Gower (1327-1408) was an early English poet, a chum of Chaucer who was acquainted with Richard II and Henry IV. Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626) was on the team that translated the King James Bible. #history #london

We’re deep in the unknowable blur between Christmas and New Year. The ancient Egyptians had their own weird and wonderful end to the year. Let me tell you about the epagomenal days. 🧵 #ancientegypt #newyear #calendar #twixmas #theholidays #history #archeaology

Wishing a Merry Christmas and a happy first day of Hanukkah to those who celebrate ✨

I’m off work and have watched the SNL Christmas Candle sketch. The holidays have begun 🎄

I was very fortunate to get the chance to see the World of Tim Burton exhibition while on a visit to the Design Museum. A really cool show and a must-visit for any fans in London! #WorldofTimBurton #DesignMuseum #exhibition #museums #film

I took a turn around Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum at the weekend. I went for the Egyptian collections, but the building is an exhibit in itself! #ancientegypt #egyptology #museum #archaeology #art #cambridge #fitzwilliammuseum #architecture

Friday was the launch for ‘Women in Transition’, a fantastic #book in which I wrote about connections between femininity and the primordial in ancient #Egypt. It came out in 2021 when covid restrictions were still tricky, so it was great to finally celebrate! #egyptology #genderstudies #literature

Cunk and Scrivens, the duo dreams are made of. (From my mummification demo at last night’s Lamb’s Conduit Street Christmas Fair for @theees.bsky.social) #PhilomenaCunk #comedy #egyptology #ancientegypt #history #education #heritage #engagement #archaeology

In what may be one of the coolest things to happen to me ever, this Thursday at 5:30pm I will be doing a live mummification demo with/on the incredible Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk! Watch me get Philomena ready for the afterlife at the Lamb’s Conduit Street Christmas Fair! #history #comedy #Cunk

🚨Just confirmed!!! 🚨 This Thursday (21st) @edwardscrivens.bsky.social will be performing a LIVE ancient Egyptian mummification demonstration with Diane Morgan (aka Philomena Cunk!) on Lamb's Conduit Street for @theees.bsky.social from 5.30pm.

Happy 30th birthday to the #NationalLottery from the Egypt Exploration Society! Thanks to the support of Lottery Players and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the EES is developing plans for a major regeneration to create an accessible future for our unique collections and for British #Egyptology

This turn toward wintriness in the UK has me pondering when to make that most poignant of annual transitions: the first Christmas sandwich.

Catching up with some editorial work on the train to Lancashire. I feel like, for so many authors out there, the railways are essentially one big writing office 🚂📚 #writing #academia #editor #train #railtravel

A couple of photos from a recent autumnal walk through one of my local parks. Did you know that London has so much green space that (depending on your metric) it’s one of the world’s largest urban forests? #London #UK #autumn #fall #outdoors #walk #nature #forest #woodland #sunset

From my visit to Dendera temple. The columns depict sistra (a kind of rattle) whose capitals carry the face of the goddess Hathor, the temple’s main deity. Sistra were strongly associated with Hathor; these monumental versions play for her into eternity. #egypt #history #architecture #archaeology

Hey there BlueSky! I’m Ed, an Egyptologist and heritage professional at the Egypt Exploration Society. I work to support Egyptian cultural heritage, and also research topics around ancient religion and gender (particularly goddesses). Hope to see you around! #egyptology #heritage #history