03.07.2024

Meroitic Conference Muenster

Dear Colleagues, the 13th International Conference for Meroitic Studies will take placein Muenster, Germany, Sept. 9th to 13th. Please find the program here:https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fmeroiticstudies2024.info%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2024%2f06%2fPreliminary-Program_new_June.pdf&c=E,1,fBn3o4qUV25NMtx2qs95kRGM6b4IqKXm15gvsoACVlL2HukkaY9LiOKVMF0ihSyiDFK7Ez-lxzOMhZdPrTgHvOediUzwgDqp4StKjg6cOjomUOM,&typo=1 Registration is open until June 30th:https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fmeroiticstudies2024.info%2fregistration%2f&c=E,1,c0LMu8QkK53x_IQKOGoeItQ7kiy-Za0VfXMGSwbMf27421FQb-XijCVzO_igimIOGxazbZdF6VOcz09S0SVEDX9koNsdMcY4EVsgB6u9fMLg8sQQ&typo=1 Best regards, Angelika Lohwasser – Tim Karberg

24.06.2024

Mahmoud El-Tayeb, (1957–2024)

Professor El-Sheikh Mahmoud El-Tayeb was an archaeologist specializing in the archaeology of Sudan, with a particular focus on the Meroitic period (300 BC–350 AD) and the Makurian period (600–1400 AD). He was born in Gedaref, Sudan, and came to Poland in 1975 on a scholarship from the International Union of Students to begin his master’s […]

17.06.2024

Nettie K. Adams

Dear Colleagues, It is with great sadness that I inform you that Nettie Adams has passed away. She will be greatly missed. We offer heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.

03.04.2024

Online summer school on Archaeoinformatics

Dear Colleagues, The HTW Dresden (University of Applied Sciences) has organized a summer school on computers and geo-sciences in archaeology and this may be of interest to you. It will take place this June, and is now open for registration.  The courses will be held completely online, in English, and are free of charge.  More […]

02.04.2024

Meroitic Conference 4th Circular

Dear Colleagues, Attached please find the 4th Circular for the forthcoming Meroitic Conference which may be of interest to you. Sincerely Julie

02.04.2024

Workshop ‘Authority of State and Church in Nubia, its Expression in Costumes’

Dear Colleagues,The forthcoming workshop ‘Authority of State and Church in Nubia, its Expression in Costumes’ may be of interest to you. Further details follow below and attached please find the workshop programme. Please address any questions to the conference organisers. Sincerely Julie————————————————— Dear Colleagues On 12 and 13 April 2024, a workshop titled ‘Authority of State […]

19.03.2024

Proceedings for the Paris 2018 Conference Proceedings

Dear Colleagues. We are pleased to announce the publication, from the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo press, of the Proceedings of the 14th International Conference for Nubian Studies held in Paris, at the Louvre Museum, the Institut national d’Histoire de l’Art and the Sorbonne, from 10 to 15 September 2018. https://www.ifao.egnet.net/publications/catalogue/9782724709889/ The electronic […]

18.03.2024

SFDAS / IFAO Lecture

Dear Colleagues,  The following lecture being presented by Elsa Yvanez may be of interest to you. Please address any questions to the organisers. Title: The sensory archaeology of garments. New approaches to the body in ancient Sudan and Nubia Date: Thursday 21 March 2024 Time: 14.00, Cairo time In person venue: SFDAS/IFAO Cairo Online link: https://www.youtube.com/@institutfrancaisdarcheolog5642/featured […]

19.02.2024

Prof. Luisa Bongrani

Dear Colleagues,  I am sorry to inform you that on 14 of February, Prof. Luisa Bongrani passed away in Rome. She taught Nubian Antiquites at the University of Rome La Sapienza.  Best regards Costanza De Simone 

18.01.2024

Official Statement

Date: 17th of January 2024 Subject: Condemnation of the Deployment of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Proximity to UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sudan We, the International Society for Nubian Studies, unequivocally condemn the recent fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in the vicinity of two UNESCO World Heritage […]