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“Dreaming of Egypt” - A small exhibition of Egyptian-inspired objects from the collection of Jean-Marcel Humbert. National Museum of...

“Dreaming of Egypt” - A small exhibition of Egyptian-inspired objects from the collection of Jean-Marcel Humbert. National Museum of Antiquities (Leiden NL), on view until 31 August 2025
https://www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/dreaming-of-egypt/

"Universités américaines : Yale, Princeton et Harvard dénoncent l’ingérence politique de Donald Trump" (Le...

"Universités américaines : Yale, Princeton et Harvard dénoncent l’ingérence politique de Donald Trump" (Le Monde)

https://mastodon.social/@lemonde/114381444675717911

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Funding Freeze“We stand for the truth that colleges and universities across the...

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Funding Freeze

“We stand for the truth that colleges and universities across the country can embrace and honor their legal obligations and best fulfill their essential role in society without improper government intrusion”

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/22/harvard-sues-trump-admin/

Just received this new book by Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod, about archaeological wood and woodworking. I learned so much from the pdf that I...

Just received this new book by Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod, about archaeological wood and woodworking. I learned so much from the pdf that I also wanted to keep it in my physical library for reference. Here, my copy lies on our kitchen table dating from before the French Revolution, next to a bowl that was created by the Dutch artist Erik Vos using wood from an oak that grew around 250 BC in a forest that is now on the bottom of the Millingerplas (Zwolle, NL). So beautiful, old wood ❤️

A male Denisovan mandible from Pleistocene Taiwan (Science)“The increased fossil sample of Denisovans demonstrates their wider...

A male Denisovan mandible from Pleistocene Taiwan (Science)

“The increased fossil sample of Denisovans demonstrates their wider distribution, including warm and humid regions, as well as their shared distinct robust dentognathic traits that markedly contrast with their sister group, Neanderthals.”

#paleoanthropology https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ads3888

Hunter-gatherer sea voyages extended to remotest Mediterranean islands (Nature)https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08780-y

Hunter-gatherer sea voyages extended to remotest Mediterranean islands (Nature)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08780-y

#Egyptology #grapholinguisticsOn my LinkedIn I posted a short impression (in Dutch) of the second volume of Hieroglyphics that was published...

#Egyptology #grapholinguistics
On my LinkedIn I posted a short impression (in Dutch) of the second volume of Hieroglyphics that was published this week, highlighting Jean Winand's Writing in (Neo-)Hieroglyphs in the Renaissance and The Semiotic Functions of Semantic Classifiers in Ancient Egyptian Scripts and Ancient Chinese Scripts: A Comparative Essay by Yanru Xú and Orly Goldwasser. "Hieroglyphs" is an international peer-reviewed open access e-journal 👏
http://www.hieroglyphs-journal.org/

“Unraveling the pyramid mystery: claims of an underground city debunked”#Egyptology #pseudoscience...

“Unraveling the pyramid mystery: claims of an underground city debunked”

#Egyptology #pseudoscience

https://egyptianstreets.com/2025/03/26/unraveling-the-pyramid-mystery-claims-of-an-underground-city-debunked/

"Sudan’s National Museum Has Fallen - Will the World Just Watch?" (Ali Nour, National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums, ...

"Sudan’s National Museum Has Fallen - Will the World Just Watch?" (Ali Nour, National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums, Khartoum, on LinkedIn)

"The Sudan National Museum, home to the world’s most comprehensive Nubian archaeological collection, has been occupied, plundered and left to ruin under the watch of the global heritage community"

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ali-nour-1a1436237_restoresudanheritage-unescoactnow-sudannationalmuseum-activity-7310231830056636416-fOQO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAFeCJUABZo7dZ9C7oSUUnkP0d0s8veaWic0

Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding. Twelve EU capitals want programs to bring over American scholars....

Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding. Twelve EU capitals want programs to bring over American scholars.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-us-research-education-donald-trump-ekaterina-zaharieva/

"Egyptologist Marleen De Meyer has been appointed the new Director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC). Dr De Meyer...

"Egyptologist Marleen De Meyer has been appointed the new Director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC). Dr De Meyer has worked for the institute, which promotes Egyptian, Dutch and Flemish collaboration in the field of education and research, since 2016."

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025/02/new-director-of-netherlands-flemish-institute-in-cairo-wants-to-increase-the-institutes-visibility

Anlässlich des 8. März: "Reframed, Frauen im Fokus, Weibliche Geschichte am NHM Wien Gestern und Heute""Was Frauen für das...

Anlässlich des 8. März:
"Reframed, Frauen im Fokus, Weibliche Geschichte am NHM Wien Gestern und Heute"

"Was Frauen für das Naturhistorische Museum Wien seit Gründung der Sammlungen leisteten, blieb lange unsichtbar. Erstmals erzählt das Museum seine weibliche Geschichte und zeigt, dass es das heutige Museum ohne das Wirken zahlloser Frauen nicht gäbe."

https://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/frauen_im_fokus

Dr Miriam Müller is a university lecturer in #Egyptology at Leiden University and has been the director of the Netherlands Institute for...

Dr Miriam Müller is a university lecturer in #Egyptology at Leiden University and has been the director of the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO) since September 2024. She’s specialised in Egyptian household #archaeology. LeidenGlobal spoke with her about her research and on her work and plans as the NINO director. https://www.leidenglobal.org/highlight/digging-deeper-modern-connections-egyptology-beyond-pharaohs

"Kaseko music: a genre inspired by our ancestors" (Academic Journal of Suriname)"Kaseko is a very popular form of music that...

"Kaseko music: a genre inspired by our ancestors" (Academic Journal of Suriname)

"Kaseko is a very popular form of music that started in a working-class neighbourhood and developed into widespread acknowledgement. (...) This old lady of over 100 years still has enough resilience in her to charm and engage both current and future generations."
First academic publication of my recently graduated friend Rosita A. Leeflang BSc
https://adekusjournal.uvs.edu/index.php/acjoursu/article/view/146/117?
#Kaseko #AfroSurinamese #music

Golden #Cotofenesti helmet stolen from Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, in the final days of the spectacular #Dacia exhibition. Such a...

Golden #Cotofenesti helmet stolen from Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, in the final days of the spectacular #Dacia exhibition. Such a shame😢https://nos.nl/artikel/2553183-archeologische-topstukken-buitgemaakt-bij-inbraak-drents-museum
#art #archaeology #theft

“Afterlife in a Dutch Depot” - My take on the case of the #Zwolle #mummy Now on https://mummystories.com by invitation of dr Angela...

“Afterlife in a Dutch Depot” - My take on the case of the #Zwolle #mummy Now on https://mummystories.com by invitation of dr Angela Stienne
#egyptology #egyptomania #museology
https://www.mummystories.com/single-post/pierrespaninks