23.09.2024

Costumes of Power in Christian Nubia

Dear ISNS Members, On 17 October, the Louvre will be hosting a lecture entitled ‘Textile Archaeology: Restoring the Costumes of Power in Christian Nubia (6th – 14th centuries’ which may be of interest to you. Further detail may be found here:https://www.louvre.fr/expositions-et-evenements/evenements-activites/archeologie-du-textile-restituer-les-costumes-du-pouvoir-de-la-nubie-chretienne-6e-14e-sieclesPlease contact the organisers with any questions. Best wishes Julie

20.09.2024

Meroitic Conference 2024 Statement on Sudan

Dear Colleagues, For information and dissemination: attached please find the statement from the participants of the 13th International Conference for Meroitic Studies (2024) regarding the situation in Sudan.Sincerely Julie Statement of the participants of the 13th International Conference for Meroitic Studies, approved on 13. September 2024 At the kind invitation of the Institute of Egyptology and […]

02.09.2024

[NVIC Symposium] Bodies of Knowledge – Program Announcement

Dear Colleagues, The following Symposium may be of interest to you. Please contact the organisers directly. All the best Julie Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to share the final preliminary schedule for the “Bodies of Knowledge” program on 19-21 November at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo. The conference webpage is now live, and the preliminary […]

02.09.2024

Meroitic Conference Update

Dear ISNS Members, Following below is the latest update concerning the forthcoming Meroitic Studies conference in Muenster. The abstracts are now available online and there is a link for online attendance. All the best Julie 13th International Conference for Meroitic Studies (9.-13. September 2024, Muenster, Germany) Update: Abstracts in English and Arabic online: http://meroiticstudies2024.info/programme/ This is […]

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 […]