Carl Graves
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Egyptologist and charity CEO. Director of the Egypt Exploration Society. Views are my own.
Imagine still getting excited to receive mail from
@theees.bsky.social
even though you work there! 🤩 Loving the bookmark and the cover image 😍
about 1 month ago
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Carl Graves
The Egypt Exploration Society
about 1 month ago
Join our host Charlotte Jordan and 2 special guests on November's episode of
#AwayWithThePharaohs
! We were delighted to be joined by Campbell Price to discuss Egyptian royal statues, including our own replica of the unfinished head of Nefertiti seen below. 🎧
rss.com/podcasts/awa...
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Now
@theees.bsky.social
is sat alongside our BIRI colleagues from
@bsrome.bsky.social
at
#HistDay25
@ihr.bsky.social
@senatehouselib.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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All set now with
@edwardscrivens.bsky.social
and ready to show off
@theees.bsky.social
collections at
#HistDay25
@senatehouselib.bsky.social
@ihr.bsky.social
today.
about 1 month ago
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Come visit
@edwardscrivens.bsky.social
and I
@senatehouselib.bsky.social
@ihr.bsky.social
#HistoryDay
to find out about
@theees.bsky.social
and the queer history of British Egyptology today!
about 1 month ago
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Carl Graves
The Egypt Exploration Society
2 months ago
On
#GiftAidAwarenessDay
, we want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all our donors who
#TickTheBox
. You help us to help so many more! Every year, charities miss out on £560m in unclaimed Gift Aid tax relief. Help us claim more and do more. ℹ️
www.ees.ac.uk/resource/gif...
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Dr Edward Scrivens
3 months ago
Come learn about ancient Egyptian art and architecture with me! 🎨
#course
#ancientegypt
#egyptology
#art
#arthistory
#archaeology
#learning
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Carl Graves
The Egypt Exploration Society
3 months ago
See you on Saturday for
#OpenHouseFestival2025
! Tour the former home of Egyptologist Ricardo Caminos, browse collections on display, or relax with a hot drink (and cakes) and a book—about Egypt of course! Better yet, treat-your-shelf at our discount second-hand book sale.
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The Egypt Exploration Society
4 months ago
Think you know history? Think again. Discover 50 incredible finds that rewrote over 3,000 years of history in
@theees.bsky.social
's Ancient Egypt in 50 Discoveries, published today!
#AE50EES
"Fascinating and unmissable" – Prof Kate Williams Get your copy now 👉
www.ees.ac.uk/resource/anc...
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We'll miss you
@johnjjohnston.bsky.social
, "Dahhhling". Many thanks to Aidan for writing this short memorial so quickly and sending all our thoughts, love, and sympthies to John xxx "Vale!"
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4 months ago
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The Egypt Exploration Society
4 months ago
We're delighted to announce
#EgyptianArchaeology
Supplements, our first online-only publication created exclusively for
@theees.bsky.social
Members! Each supplement will explore a specific topic every summer. This year, dig into Climate Change and Heritage Adaptation:
www.ees.ac.uk/resource/dig...
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Happy
#InternationalCatDay
from this cheeky guy, (Sir) Elton! He’s had a tooth extracted today, so feeling very sorry for himself. Send loves 🥰
4 months ago
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Lovely to see
@theees.bsky.social
get a write up on
@ianvisits.co.uk
for a small display curated by
@edwardscrivens.bsky.social
! 🤩 Come visit and see for yourselves.
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4 months ago
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I had so much fun speaking with Alicia from Science Factory in the library
@theees.bsky.social
we spoke about the life and legacy of Amelia Edwards, my personal journey into
#Egyptology
, and what the Society is doing in
#Egypt
and
#London
today. Take a look:
youtube.com/watch?v=f6pu...
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Behind the Scenes of the EES: Interview with Director Carl Graves
YouTube video by Science Factory
https://youtube.com/watch?v=f6pueVVusLI
4 months ago
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🚨 Starting tomorrow. If you thought you knew Amelia Edwards, then think again! Get your ticket now to join me online for the next 3 weeks 😬
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6 months ago
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How a wonderful evening
@britishacademy.bsky.social
Summer Showcase. Highlight was, of course, hearing from Elif Shafak. Eloquent, thoughtful, and inspirational 🥰
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6 months ago
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It was such an honour to launch
@theees.bsky.social
latest book, Amelia B Edwards: The 'Queen of Egyptology' for
#PrideMonth2025
at Bolton Museum. Read all about the launch and my sincere thanks to Ian Trumble and Prof Joann Fletcher here:
www.ees.ac.uk/resource/his...
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‘Historic’ book launch at Bolton Museum
Amelia B Edwards: The ‘Queen of Egyptology’, out now!
https://www.ees.ac.uk/resource/historic-book-launch-at-bolton-museum.html
6 months ago
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Anna Holmes
6 months ago
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders? It is good and proper in a well-kept library to dispose of books.
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LAUNCH DAY! Amelia B Edwards: The ‘Queen of Egyptology’ is now available from
@theees.bsky.social
🤩
www.ees.ac.uk/resource/ame...
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Happy Birthday Amelia! Join me (in various ways!) this
#PrideMonth
as we reflect on the life and legacy of Amelia Edwards in British Egyptologist. Including a new book (launching next week!) which may reveal the queer origins of British Egyptology… 🤔 Check it all out
@theees.bsky.social
.
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6 months ago
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Pleased to announce that my next Spotlight book will be printed in June 2025. Amelia B Edwards: The 'Queen of Egyptology' shines new light on the fascinating life and legacy of the founder of
@theees.bsky.social
and the events that led her to Egypt in 1873.
www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
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Spotlight Launch: Amelia B Edwards: The ‘Queen of Egyptology’
Join us for a special launch event for the next volume in our Spotlight Series at Bolton Museum. Start time: 18:00 (UK)
https://www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/events/spotlight-launch-amelia-b-edwards-the-queen-of-egyptology.html
7 months ago
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Carl Graves
The Egypt Exploration Society
8 months ago
The 9th Delta Survey Conference is this week! The biannual event brings together scholars working in the Egyptian Delta, as
@theees.bsky.social
and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities collaboration. 📍@britishcouncil.bsky.social, Cairo 📅10-12 Apr ℹ️
www.ees.ac.uk/our-cause/re...
📸Elena Tiribilli
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That’s a wrap! Our
@theees.bsky.social
Lost Cities of Lower Egypt tour has come to an end. An energetic final few days around the Faiyum facing sun and sandstorms! 😬 Thank you to all those who joined me - it was a dream come true! 🤩
8 months ago
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Very appropriate socks for our visit to Bubastis and Tanis yesterday as
@theees.bsky.social
Lost Cities of Lower
#Egypt
tour went to the eastern delta. Very soon we’ll be heading off to the Faiyum to end our journey!
9 months ago
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Today
@theees.bsky.social
members have (literally!) walked the history of
#Cairo
from the Tulunids to tomorrow… ‘Travels through time and space’ may be our next tour! 😂
9 months ago
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When
@theees.bsky.social
members say they want to visit
#GrandEgyptianMuseum
#GEM
, they mean business! Over 6 hours and most are organising further visits 😅
9 months ago
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Resurfacing after a couple of days exploring Cairo - from Heliopolis to Babylon, and Pharaonic to Coptic Egypt 🤩
9 months ago
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The Egypt Exploration Society
9 months ago
Online Course: The Kingdom of Kush Starting Thursday at 6pm🇬🇧8pm🇪🇬 Join Loretta Kilroe to explore this era of Sudanese history spanning over a thousand years, using textual sources, foreign iconography expressing indigenous beliefs, and evidence from recent fieldwork. 🎫
www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
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Farewell to
#Alexandria
, Pearl of the Mediterranean, as we begin our
@theees.bsky.social
journey south to
#Cairo
. It’s been amazing to explore some of the ancient, Medieval, and more recent history of the north west coast of
#Egypt
🤩
9 months ago
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Our
@theees.bsky.social
adventure in Lower
#Egypt
visited Taposiris Magna and
#Alexandria
today. More coming tomorrow too! 🫣 These places are not as ‘lost’ as we might first expect… 🤔
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The north of
#Egypt
is a very special place 🥰 Visits to Qaitbey Fort and Ottoman houses with
@theees.bsky.social
members at Rashid (Rosetta) today before arriving in
#Alexandria
.
9 months ago
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We’re about to drive up to Rashid and Alexandria for
#EESLostCities
. Here are some sounds of
#Cairo
for you this morning. We’ll be back in a few days 🤩 The start of another adventure with
@theees.bsky.social
members!
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9 months ago
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Ooo and what are the chances that i’ll be visiting Rashid tomorrow with
@theees.bsky.social
members!? 🤩
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9 months ago
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I’ll never be this cool 🫣
#Nefertiti
#Egypt
#Cairo
9 months ago
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It’s finally here. The adventure begins tomorrow 🤩🤩🤩 We’ll be travelling across Lower Egypt finding evidence of lost cities and landscapes. Join us virtually on social media!
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9 months ago
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Finally back in
#Cairo
#Egypt
and i visited the new Grand Egyptian Museum. It’s incredible! Cannot wait to visit with members of
@theees.bsky.social
next week 🤩
9 months ago
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Dr Edward Scrivens
9 months ago
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
.
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Jorge Coelho de Jesus
10 months ago
Inspired by a lecture I attended by
@cgraves88.bsky.social
at
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
, hosted by
@leireolabarria.bsky.social
... We look at Amelia B. Edwards, "Queen of Egyptology" & co-founder of the Egypt Exploration Society
@theees.bsky.social
!
#LGBTHistoryMonth
#LGBTplusHM25
#LGBTQ
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Leire Olabarria
10 months ago
Thanks to
@cgraves88.bsky.social
and
@momoulton.bsky.social
for a great lecture and a thought-provoking discussion. It was a pleasure to have you back on campus, Carl!
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I hope this is of interest to
@theees.bsky.social
members and even those who followed
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
up the Nile (by train!) a few years ago 😁
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10 months ago
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Welcome to colleagues
@griffithinstitute.bsky.social
! 👋
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11 months ago
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Carl Graves
The Egypt Exploration Society
11 months ago
Are you anxious about
#ClimateChange
and the impact it is having on
#heritage
? Last year, thanks to the support of
@britishacademy.bsky.social
and the Barakat Trust, we explored these issues in an online conference and Creative Climate Leadership Retreat.
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Merry Christmas everyone! Here’s a picture of my cat to celebrate (try finding him!).🐱 🎄
12 months ago
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Really excited to explore Lower Egypt from Alexandria in March/April next year with members of
@theees.bsky.social
. Check out the itinerary here:
www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
about 1 year ago
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Manon Y. Schutz
about 1 year ago
My copy has finally arrived today: “Howard Carter: from tracer to Tutankhamun” by Carl Graves. I am really looking forward to reading this book 😊 Yet, I wonder whether I will hear
@cgraves88.bsky.social
’s voice in my head while reading this… 😉 Many heartfelt congratulations on the publication!
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about 1 year ago
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
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Is it weird to love coming home to mail from
@theees.bsky.social
when you actually work there?! 🤔 Congratulations to Charlotte Jordan on another brilliant issue of Egyptian Archaeology - and i LOVE the bookmark (oh, and the shameless advert 🫣).
about 1 year ago
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Dr Edward Scrivens
about 1 year ago
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
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Carl Graves
Dr Edward Scrivens
about 1 year ago
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
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