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Dr Awet T. Araya
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Eritrean Archaeologist | Curator | Academic. Currently Lecturer in Arts of Africa, SRU, UEA

Research: Islamic, Medieval Archaeology, Material culture, Horn of Africa, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Arabian/Persian Gulf
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‘Painting was my final act of defiance’: how a chef from war-torn Eritrea wowed the art world after his death
Ficre Ghebreyesus, who died in 2012, made vertiginous paintings celebrating family, the diaspora and his own turbulent story. His first British solo exhibition charts this remarkable journey
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March 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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On Thursday 27th February, we host Dr Jonathan Egid, a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker Scholar, for the Centre for African Art and Archaeology talks!

In person/online.
In-person venue: EFRY 01.02 (Elizabeth Fry (Bld:11))
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm GMT.
Online link to register: tiny.cc/o079001

All welcome!
February 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Those of you in UK HE sector right now: a reminder that no matter how passionate you are - a job is a job. It might feel like you could never land anywhere else. You can, and will, should you need to. And wherever you end up, your new workplace will be lucky to have you.
February 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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📢MA Scholarships!

We are currently accepting applications for our MA program in the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

We offer prestigious full and partial scholarships, open to both UK and International students!

Apply before March 20.

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Masters Programme
University of East Anglia
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January 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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The Plight of the Garima Gospel and Abba Gebretsadik's Role in Preserving the Oldest Gospel Manuscript

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In Search of Ethiopia's Garima Gospels
Some of the world’s oldest Christian manuscripts are in hiding from the violence that has ripped through their region
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January 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Please spread the word as we have opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships which enable researchers to work for two years at a UK institution. If you fancy being away from your country right now this could be an option!
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International Fellowships 2025
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for three years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
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January 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Object stories of this diptych & the 'Asante ewer' at the British Museum highlight the need for nuanced discussions on repatriation/restitution/return of looted African art.

Modified, appropriated/re-appropriated, decontextualised, looted...many layers

www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/01/21/i...
Investigation shines fresh light on British Museum’s looted, Dürer-inspired diptych
The piece, one side of which is an enamel copy of a 16th-century woodcut, the other side crafted in Ethiopia, reveals how European icons became incorporated into the African country’s traditions
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January 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Great article by my colleague Zoe Cormack on the 1868 British punitive to Abyssinia, the British Museum, looted art/sacred objects at the British Museum & elsewhere!

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The British Museum and the Abyssinian Campaign, 1867–8
In 1867–8, the British Museum sent a staff member on the Abyssinian Campaign. Richard Holmes, an assistant in the Manuscript Department, was embedded in the military invasion and looted important and...
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January 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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In 1959, a major exhibition of material culture from the *still* Belgian Congo took place at the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, titled Arte del Congo #Roma 1959
#africanart
December 17, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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Visited York for the Indian Ocean World Archaeology Conference IOWArch 2024! Presented a paper -- sharing thoughts on the possibilities and challenges of determining 'Islamic slavery' archaeologically!

#Archaeology #IndianOcean #Africa #Diaspora #slavery #Gulf
December 13, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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Would be great to have more scholars from the global south represented here too. Not sure if Prof Shadreck Chirikure is on #BlueSky yet.

#Blacksky
adammarkham.bsky.social Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · Dec 6
Great to see @worldheritageusa.bsky.social (ICOMOS-USA) on here! They're now added to the Climate Change and Cultural Heritage starter pack too.
#ClimateHeritage #WorldHeritage #CulturalHeritage #ICOMOS🏺
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December 6, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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All going well in our conference, feel free to pop in and out anytime until 3 pm London time!

Link: univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us/j/9478767760...

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December 6, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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2nd Anniversary of Forum for Medieval Studies in Ethiopia and the Horn (FMSEH) led by @alebachew.bsky.social and a session moderated by @krebsverena.bsky.social!

Join via Zoom: univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us/j/9478767760...

#Medievalstudies #HornofAfrica #Archaeology #History #Philology
December 5, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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2nd Anniversary of Forum for Medieval Studies in Ethiopia and the Horn (FMSEH) led by @alebachew.bsky.social and a session moderated by @krebsverena.bsky.social!

Join via Zoom: univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us/j/9478767760...

#Medievalstudies #HornofAfrica #Archaeology #History #Philology
December 5, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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via the Medieval Studies in Ethiopia and the Horn FMSEH on the MordorX platform
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#MedievalBlueSky #AfricanHistory #EarlyModern #ChristianHistory
Welcome to the Forum for Medieval Studies in Ethiopia and the Horn conference! Join us for a fascinating exploration of medieval history in this region. Our event will feature presentations from leading academics in this field. Whether you're a scholar, student, or history enthusiast, this conference is the perfect opportunity to learn about new discoveries, advances and trajectiories in medieval studies in the Horn. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and expand your network! PLEASE NOTE: this is a hybrid conference and will be held online via Zoom and also in person at the The French Center for Ethiopian Studies (CFEE) in Addis Abeba. We look forward to welcoming you!
November 15, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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Starts in about 50 minutes!
flintdibble.bsky.social Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · Nov 30
Livestreaming later today with physicist Dr Sam Gregson to discuss the physics of radiocarbon dating. Should be a good one! 7pm UK/2pm EST

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November 30, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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#ContemporaryArchaeology
November 29, 2024 at 8:43 AM
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Toni Scott: Slave ship 24 Foot Vessel cover with 500 images African American of slaves DNA bloodline.

This can be viewed at: The Arthur M.Sackler - Museum and Archaeology, Beijing, China... 💯🎯‼️🖤✊🏾💪🏾👏🏾
November 14, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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Restitution and Repatriation of Ancestral, Human Remains from Colonial Contexts in Tanzania, by Maximilian Felix Chami, Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage, doi.org/10.1080/2161...

#HistoricalArchaeology #AfricanDiasporas #AfricanHeritage #Repatriation #Tanzania #colonialism
November 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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Alright *cracks knuckles* let's do this!

Today I'm inaugurating an episodic Monday series titled History of Islamic Art in 100 Objects. But we have to ask the most important question first:

What is Islamic art? Also, why is this even a question? 🧵 #IslamicArt100Objects
A horizontally-aligned panel consisting of four images of works of Islamic art: a page of black calligraphy on a peach-colored ground, a red and gold textile with a pattern of wavy vines and leaves, a manuscript painting featuring birds in a blue, green, and gold landscape with a gold sky, and a manuscript page with a central radiating medallion painted in intricate geometric and floral patterns in blue, gold, and red. Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/islamic-art
November 25, 2024 at 11:53 PM
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This series of stories seems quite disruptive for the UEA’s very public messaging that the cupboards are bare so they need to sack people (yes I know it doesn’t work like that but this is about optics) #SaveUEA www.edp24.co.uk/news/2474467...
UEA receives £24 million funding boost
The University of East Anglia has been awarded £24m to help train the next generation of environmental scientists, it has been revealed.
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November 25, 2024 at 7:20 AM
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"For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper" (Joseph Fasano)

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November 24, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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Joe Rogan has called me a liar. This video is my response

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A Public Letter to Joe Rogan from Flint Dibble
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
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November 23, 2024 at 9:55 PM
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Acaba de salir el paper que más he disfrutado escribiendo en muchos años: arqueología del igualitarismo en África. Movilidad subversiva, logísticas rebeldes, objetos de resistencia y reyes sagrados. En acceso abierto aquí:
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Traditions of Equality: The Archaeology of Egalitarianism and Egalitarian Behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa (First and Second Millennium CE) - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
Interest in egalitarianism and egalitarian behavior in complex societies has grown in recent years, spurred by anarchist approaches and collective action theory. Sub-Saharan Africa, however, has seldo...
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November 23, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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I was meant to be in New York for 👇 Silsila workshop to speak about medieval links between Abyssinia & the Gulf: an archaeological perspective!

Shame not be there in-person/visit New York (visa issue!) but really looking forward to e-meet a great lineup of scholars!

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Medieval Ethiopia in a Global Frame - workshop
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November 22, 2024 at 2:11 PM