Modern Nubiology was born in the early 1960s, when an international salvage campaign was launched by UNESCO to save the monuments of Lower Nubia being flooded by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and the creation of Lake Nasser. This campaign brought together scholars from over 25 countries from around the world and revealed the richness and cultural diversity of Nubian civilisation.
This page hosts the personal and project blogs of members of the International Society for Nubian Studies. Here you can find the latest results of research conducted in the Middle Nile Valley.
19.01.2026
Dear Colleagues, The upcoming Pan African Archaeological Association (PANAF) congress will be held from July 26th – 31st 2026 in Maputo, Moçambique [https://panaf2026moz.com/] They have accepted a session concerning Bioarchaeology which may be of interest. The abstract and title follow below. Questions about and/or interest in submitting a paper to the session can be addressed to Robert Stark (robert.stark(at)uwaterloo.ca). best […]
13.01.2026
Dear ISNS Colleagues, The University of Liverpool is offering two Humanitarian Scholarships for Master’s programmes. “This scholarship is intended to support international students who have recognised status as either refugees or under humanitarian protection under the 1951 Refugee Convention. This status must be held outside of the UK.”If you know of someone who might be eligible […]
07.01.2026
Dear Colleagues,Happy New Year to all! We would also like to extend our warmest wishes to our Sudanese colleagues on the occasion of their National Day, wishing them courage, safety and peace in the year ahead.On this special day, NCAM and SFDAS are pleased to announce the official launch of the “Sudan Virtual Museum”: https://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/soudan-museum.Best wishes,NCAM […]
18.11.2025
Dear Colleagues, Attached please find an invitation to Sudan Day Berlin which is happening on 29 November 2025. This year’s title is ‘A Closer Look: (Re-)examining the archaeological heritage of Sudan’. The colloquium is available in-person and online. Please see the attachment for further information and please address any questions to the organisers. All the best […]
12.11/2025
Lived experiences, diverse traditions and human and non-human agents throughout the ages 7th-12th Sept. 2026, Munich This quadrennial conference of the International Society for Nubian Studies draws together archaeologists, historians, anthropologists and scholars working on the cultural heritage of ancient and modern Nubia, Egypt and Sudan. The 16th International Nubian Conference is held at the […]
27.07/2021
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw will host the 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies in Warsaw from August 29th to September 4th, 2022. Every four years, the ICNS conference brings together archaeologists, epigraphists, historians, and other scholars working on the ancient and modern history of Sudan and Nubia, from prehistory to […]
