Carl Graves
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Egyptologist and charity CEO. Director of the Egypt Exploration Society. Views are my own.
It’s an early start but i’m on my way to Denver for the American Research Center in Egypt’s Annual Meeting… Thought i should represent my home town on arrival 😬 Stand by for weather updates and pictures of coffee 😍
7 days ago
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I’m so pleased that i booked a ticket to attend this
@bilnas.bsky.social
event
@britishacademy.bsky.social
. Libya has always been on the periphery of my knowledge and this film made me realise how connected the histories of northern Africa are! Many thanks to
@bilnas.bsky.social
for organising 🤩
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7 days ago
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Leaving
@theees.bsky.social
is getting harder and harder as reality sinks in. Redevelopment, even for good reasons, inevitably means that we must accept change. The library may not be the same when i’m next in, but my memories will remain and our relaunch in 2028 will be accessible and sustainable.
7 days ago
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The Egypt Exploration Society
21 days ago
Next in our series of
#ADozenDiscoveries
is ‘Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers’ by Amelia Edwards from
@theees.bsky.social
's Special Collections. Our founder aimed to make
#AncientEgypt
more accessible, and we continue to do so today. ℹ️ Visit Facebook or Instagram 📙 Sonia Prakash with the book
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The new
#Ramses
exhibition
@batterseapwrstn.bsky.social
is well worth a visit, even if just to be wowed 🤩 by the presentation of the artefacts on display! From the monumental…
20 days ago
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A delightful (re)visit to Made in Ancient Egypt today at the Fitzwilliam Museum to find some artefacts on display discovered during excavations by
@theees.bsky.social
at Deir el-Bahari 🤩 Go visit if you can!
about 2 months ago
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Carl Graves
The Egypt Exploration Society
about 2 months ago
Ever wondered what
#book
you should take with you on your next trip to
#Egypt?📚🤔
Well, we have the answer!
@cgraves88.bsky.social
has shared his top
#travel
reads for first-time visitors to Egypt in our
#ExperienceEgypt
zone this month! 📘
buff.ly/rSpys23
#SundayRead
#Reading
#Books
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Carl Graves
Dr Edward Scrivens
2 months ago
A great time at the Garden Cinema last night for a screening of the 1982
#film
‘For the Love of Egypt’ about
@theees.bsky.social
founder Amelia B. Edwards. Brilliant to meet Director Anna Benson Gyles and cast member Jeremy Clyde - huge congrats to
@cgraves88.bsky.social
for organising!
#egyptology
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Yesterday I had the privilege of hosting director Anna Benson Gyles at a special screening of her 1982 film ‘For the Love of Egypt’ which tells the founding of
@theees.bsky.social
in 1882. We were joined by Jeremy Clyde who played William Matthew Flinders Petrie too! 🤩
2 months ago
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The Egypt Exploration Society
4 months ago
Were there helicopters in
#AncientEgypt
?
#ConspiracyTheory
Kelly Accetta Crowe explains that the symbol suspiciously similar to a helicopter was caused by a king carving his name over another! 🎧 Listen to
#AwayWithThePharaohs
today 📸 Brand, Ramesses II, Egypt's Ultimate Pharaoh
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Imagine still getting excited to receive mail from
@theees.bsky.social
even though you work there! 🤩 Loving the bookmark and the cover image 😍
5 months ago
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Carl Graves
The Egypt Exploration Society
5 months 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
5 months 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.
5 months 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!
5 months ago
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Carl Graves
The Egypt Exploration Society
6 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
7 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
7 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
8 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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8 months ago
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The Egypt Exploration Society
8 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 🥰
8 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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8 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
8 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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10 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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10 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
10 months ago
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Anna Holmes
10 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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10 months ago
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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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10 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
11 months ago
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Carl Graves
The Egypt Exploration Society
about 1 year 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! 🤩
about 1 year 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!
about 1 year 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! 😂
about 1 year 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 😅
about 1 year ago
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Resurfacing after a couple of days exploring Cairo - from Heliopolis to Babylon, and Pharaonic to Coptic Egypt 🤩
about 1 year ago
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Carl Graves
The Egypt Exploration Society
about 1 year 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
🤩
about 1 year 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… 🤔
about 1 year ago
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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
.
about 1 year 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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about 1 year 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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about 1 year ago
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I’ll never be this cool 🫣
#Nefertiti
#Egypt
#Cairo
about 1 year 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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about 1 year 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 🤩
about 1 year ago
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Carl Graves
Dr Edward Scrivens
about 1 year 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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Carl Graves
Jorge Coelho de Jesus
about 1 year 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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Carl Graves
Leire Olabarria
about 1 year 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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