# أيتباي. المكروليث (الأدوات الحجرية الكبيرة) منتشرة في جميع أنحاء الأيتباي. توجد عادةً في مناجم الذهب، ولكل نوع سطح مختلف يناسب تمامًا سحق وطحن خام الذهب. #السودان

1/3 #ايتباي. متى وأين وكيف كان ينتقل البدو؟ يتحرك البدو لأسباب عديدة ، ولكن الأكثر شيوعا هو الحفاظ على حياة وصحة قطعانهم و والوصول إلى المراعي والمياه المختلفة . #السودان.

1/3 #Atbai. When, where, and how did nomads move? Nomads move for many reasons, but the most common is to keep their herd alive and healthy, accessing different pastures and water. #sudan #archaeology #nomads (Bidhaawyeet/Beja translation below)

It was an honour and a privilege to meet the Zaghawa Sudanese community in Sydney at Iftar and learn more about their culture. Thanks to Musab Abdulkarim for the invitation. Wishing for peace in Sudan at this difficult time #Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan

Some ancient goldmines in the Eastern Desert are hard to spot, just tiny lumps or small excavations. This one at Gebel Rafit is a lot more obvious! a huge chunk (20x17x 10m) of the hill has been removed, exposing a vein of quartz for processing. #Nubia #Sudan #Egyptology #gold

Last week Michael Zellmann-Rohrer & I taught a summer school on ancient Sudanese languages (Old Nubian+Meroitic) - 1st time teaching Meroitic for me, super fun class and a first in Aus (+s.hemisphere?). Hope to teach it again in the future. #sudan #archaeology

1/3 ايتباي # العمل الميدان. تعد رموز الوسوم أو علامات الابل واحدة من أهم الاكتشافات في سجل الرسوم الصخرية في شرق السودان ، وغالبا ما تظهر بالقرب من الآبار أو الدروب المهمة. Bidhaawyeet and English below

New paper out! "Rock art of the Eastern Desert of Sudan: A State of the Art", cataloguing the diverse rock art sites from the region: poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?.... Thank you to the team at Archeo-Nil
& Dorian Vanhulle. #Archaeology #Sudan #Egyptology

In Qatar this week we taught at a cultural heritage and field-mapping workshop as part of a program run by Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation&UniBergen+Doha Institute. This will assist our great colleagues in directing local heritage projects in Sudan, particular in the East.
#archaeology #sudan

For those who didn't know me from twitter, hello! I originally joined as a way to promote my blog, Papyrus Stories. Here's a brief list of some posts, showing the range of contributions.
1. All time most viewed post (ca. 27k views): Spell to attract a woman. papyrus-stories.com/2020/02/14/s...

Thanks to the fantastic @tjderrick.bsky.social errick.bsky.social, Marcus Arruzza&MacqMuseum for filming a great educational video on glass artefacts. It will be used in workshops in Eastern Sudan & translated into Arabic, assisting the programs of the Atbai Survey Project. #archaeology #Sudan

Was an absolute pleasure to meet a leader of the Sudanese-Australian & Zaghawa community here in Sydney yesterday, Dr Musab Abdulkarim. We discussed Sudanese history & heritage, nomadism, the Atbai survey project and the current situation in Sudan. #Sudan #Sydney #australia

An interview with the Director of Sudan Museums regarding the recent looting: theconversation.com/sudans-natio... - by myself & Richard Bott (Macquarie)

Hello, G'day, Salam Alaikum