23.06.2025
Call for Papers – Sudan Archaeology in War
Dear Colleagues, Attached please find the Call for Papers for ‘Sudan Archaeology in War: Current Research and Events, Future Challenges and Our Collective Responsibility’ for a hybrid conference tentatively scheduled for 13-14 November. Further information follows below. Please contact the organisers directly with questions and abstracts. Details are included in the attachment.——————————————- In response to […]
23.06.2025
AmSARC Lecture: Trowels and Tensions by Tohamy Abualgasim – June 25
Dear ISNS members, The following lecture may be of interest to you. Please contact the organisers directly with any questions. Best Julie ——————-Please join us for the next AmSARC lecture on Wednesday, June 25, 1pm EST, Trowels and Tensions: Practicing Archaeology in Wartime Sudan by Tohamy Abualgasim.To register: amsarc.org/resources
12.06.2025
Conversations: Perspectives on modern Nubia
Dear ISNS Members, Introducing a new online lecture/discussion series entitled Conversations: Perspectives on modern Nubia. It may be of interest to you. The first event, Nubia and Photography, will be on 28 June online at 18.00. Please see the attached flyer for details and address any questions to the organisers. All the best Julie
19.05.2025
Poles on the Nile 2024-2025 Conference
We would like to invite you to the annual conference “Poles on the Nile,” which presents Polish archaeological research in the Nile Valley, and will be held on June 9–11, 2025, in a hybrid format (venue: University of Warsaw, Faculty of Archaeology, Room 212, and via Zoom). The event is co-organised by the Department of […]
12.05.2025
Colloquium: Rescuing the Past – 22 May 2025
Dear Colleagues, The following colloquium being held on 22 May 2025 entitled ‘Rescuing the Past: Restoration as Resistance in Sudan’s Risk and Conflict Zones’, may be of interest to you. The programme and contact information follow below. Please contact the organisers directly with any queries. Sincerely Julie
25.04.2025
Magdalena Łaptaś
With deep sorrow, we say farewell to Dr. Magdalena Łaptaś — an art historian and archaeologist, a distinguished expert in Byzantine art and Christian heritage in Nubia and Egypt.She was professionally affiliated with the Institute of Art History at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. For many years, she also worked at the National Museum […]
08.04.2025
ISNS Letter to Minister of Culture and Information
Dear ISNS Colleagues, The ISNS Board is concerned with safeguarding Sudanese and global heritage and recognises the urgent necessity to assist with and address issues engendered by the recent conflicts. Towards this end, attached please find a letter from the Society’s President and Board sent to His Excellency Khalid Ali Aleisir, Minister of Culture and Information, Sudan. Sincerely, Julie
08.04.2025
African Archaeology Review Paper
Dear Colleagues,The following paper has just been published in African Archaeology Review and is available online. It may be of interest to you. Please address any questions to the authors.All the bestJulie Bashir, Mohamed & Claudia Näser. Archaeology and Development: Post-Conflict Rebuilding of the Archaeology and Heritage Sector in Sudan. Afr Archaeol Rev (2025). https://rdcu.be/eewvr
24.02.2025
Nubica – New publication
Dear Colleagues, Nubica, Studies in the History and Epigraphy of the Middle Nile Region in Christian Times is now available from Peeters publishers and may be of interest to you. See https://www.peeters-leuven.be Further contact details and information may be found in the attached *pdf. Sincerely Julie
28.01.2025
Invitation to the exhibition Dress to Impress
Dear Colleagues, The invitation to the exhibition ‘Dress to Impress’ may be of interest to you. Please contact the venue with any queries. best Julie———————————————– The organisers and creators are happy to invite all members of the ISNS to the opening of the exhibition Dress to Impress/In Pracht gehüllt, 5 February in Berlin. The exhibition presents […]
