Big news today as the former Minister of Antiquities and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt is nominated to be the Director General of UNESCO! www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

"No president has the legitimate authority to impose such a review” an important statement from the Organisation of American Historians on Trump's proposed review of the Smithsonian museums full statement here >> www.oah.org/2025/08/14/s...

Solidarity with US museum workers, and all who find themselves in the crosshairs of fascism 2.0

An hour well spent!! #edfringe www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

So today really was good morning Nubt and Quft for the lady time for this season! Everything wrapped up and lots of adieu just for now. We even had a last minute find! Thank you everyone in Quft and Nubt and you! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

So today really was good morning Nubt and Quft for the lady time for this season! Everything wrapped up and lots of adieu just for now. We even had a last minute find! Thank you everyone in Quft and Nubt and you! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

It was a long day but we didn't look too shabby at the end! Backfilling nearly complete... photostudio undergoing tweaks! We are really excited with the outcomes, futureresearch potential, and working with everyone locally and from Quft again! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Good morning Nubt! The last full day of work! Multi tasking!! We are smart and clean...like Mohamed, Basha and Am Ahmed, but let's see later!! It's been a fantastic season and lots of analysis to come in 2026! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Back at Quft and it's test trial day for the photo studio construction made by Abd el-Halim! Joris can Wetering and Ahmed Fahim in action with Montessr! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Good morning Nubt! A diverse set of goals today ...painting photo studios ...washing the final potsherds, and back to the magazine at Quft for one of the last pottery days!! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

On the nteresting find yesterday morning in cemetery G at Nubt with Joris and Ahmed Fahim from Quft. Thinking about the construction methods, diversity within the region and what was not recorded in the 1890s @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Up at Nubt today after Eid! The crack sieving team finished the final kom so thanks to Mohamed, Mahmoud and Basha. We are on to sorting abd numbering Finds from cemetery NG today! The cemetery T pottery is done!! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

What a fantastic day...could thus become an annual went???! Thanks @theegyptcentre.bsky.social @drkengriffin.bsky.social @christianknoblauch.bsky.social I really enjoyed! @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

A very interesting talk right now on pigment analysis on D-ware vessels on the Egypt Centre! @theegyptcentre.bsky.social @drkengriffin.bsky.social

Fascinating and very useful background from Meg Gundlach! A great day so far!

Next up is Christiana Köhler who is presenting brand new research on her recent excavations of the tomb of Meret-Neith at Abydos. Fascinating stuff!

Excited to be joining the @theegyptcentre.bsky.social Early Egypt day!!and speaking later about research into objects said to be from Naqada! We are online from Naqada in safe online hands @drkengriffin.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social

Today we returned to Nubt to finish work in cemetery T. Final measurements, observations and recording Finds. The last kom was sieved and bar a flat tyre, a good day. The dogs here are largely doing well, better than last week! Eid mubarak! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Another productive day in Quft! The journey is a joy to start the day too! Focussed on Predynastic potsherds with Agnieszka vastly increasing our knowledge of local assemblages. Pup with a poorly eye kept us busy too ...but she's on the mend! 🙏 @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

And finally for today ...the pups are doing well and looking healthy!! Cheeky however...but we don't mind that!! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Meanwhile photography of pottery from Khattara 3 us underway with Joris van Wetering. We were able to undertake a rescue mission here in 2022 with support from the Bionanthropolgy Foundation @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Here is the sherd being analysed by Agnieszka Mączyńska @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Impressed shards from various locations in the Naqada region are under study today! Agnieszka is analysing an uncommon one. More research to come on cross comparison with Egyptian and Nubian sites ... @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Today we are back in the magazine at Quft and more pups are helping! Joris is pottery washing today, aided by Little Dog! Jo and Agnieszka are drawing Predynastic mostly, pottery from the 2022 season at Manshiya! @naqadasurvey.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social

Today at Nubt with furry friends to greet us now! On the pot front, today saw rejoining of Predynastic pottery by Rais Omer and analysis and drawing with Agnieszka! The T5 assemblage should be complete tomorrow! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Back at Nubt ...Good morning! Welcoming Agnieszka for the first time and introducing her to the team!! More pot excitement already... knowledge about the former excavations and original dating increases by the minute! @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @theees.bsky.social

@naqadasurvey.bsky.social ...we also say goodbye to Rebecca who has been with us excavating at Nubt NG with Joris van Wetering these past weeks, supported by Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society!! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

Today was revealing for dating and imports as Agnieszka Mączyńska works through the Predynastic ceramics in the Naqada region! We've been at Quft, but back on site for more pottery on Saturday and Sunday. Looking forward to seeing Team Nubt! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social

Today was revealing for dating and imports as Agnieszka Mączyńska works through the Predynastic ceramics in the Naqada region! We've been at Quft, but back on site for more pottery on Saturday and Sunday. Looking forward to seeing Team Nubt! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social

Good morning Horus!! On our way to Quft for an exciting day with lots of Predynastic pottery from our 2018 onwards work in the Naqada region! More later! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social

On the way home after our first day working on Finds in Quft! A quick stop for a refreshing watermelon 🍉 on the way back and to welcome our ceramicist who is about to land in Luxor!! @edinarch @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social

Good morning Nubt! Ali from Quft with Mohamed and Bashar are working in the area of Cemetery T today as we delineate Petrie's features! A lot of looking a plans, maps and features on the ground! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social

A new season is well underway at Nubt with the Naqada Regional Archaeological Survey and Site Management Project! We completed phase 1 supported by @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social and @petriefriends. We understand the pyramid structure more clearly and the history of excavation too!

Lots of support this morning from HCA students and colleagues to try to keep the staffed CMB cafe open at the University of Edinburgh! Wellbeing? Community? ...it's happening right here and we all need it, so please don't take it away!! @EdinArch

Dundee University's external auditors and accounts teams did not flag any concerns at all. Yet the university is basically not a going concern. Just shows how much you can trust the financial architecture and reporting of the Higher Ed sector. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The crisis UoE management is creating goes beyond the mere financial: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/c372kxc...

UCU comment on the shocking news Dundee University cutting 632 jobs. Jo Grady: “This is a hammer-blow to hard working and committed workers at the university who are being made to pay the price for egregious management failure...” #SaveHE #StoptheCuts www.ucu.org.uk/article/1394...

Worth reading this alongside @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's analysis of our finances, which paints a rather different picture, highlighting financial mismanagement: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/3fzpaa5...

A 12 month post as Lecturer I Heritage at Edinburgh! Read on ...

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