Joanne Rowland
@nubt4.bsky.social
Archaeologist working on Egyptian prehistory; archival research into new histories of Egyptian archaeology; lover of animals; varied music tastes; football - AFC Bournemouth; Formula One fan!
And coming up on Friday 5th December @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
And coming up on Friday 5th December @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social
This Friday at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology at UCL ...
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This Friday at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology at UCL ...
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a British government looting refugees displaced from former colonial protectorates now is it?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
a British government looting refugees displaced from former colonial protectorates now is it?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Big news today as the former Minister of Antiquities and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt is nominated to be the Director General of UNESCO! www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
Khaled El-Enany nominated by UNESCO’s Executive Board for the post of
Following a vote, the members of the Executive Board of UNESCO nominated Khaled El-Enany (Egypt) for the position of Director-General of the Organization
www.unesco.org
October 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Big news today as the former Minister of Antiquities and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt is nominated to be the Director General of UNESCO! www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
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"No president has the legitimate authority to impose such a review”
an important statement from the Organisation of American Historians on Trump's proposed review of the Smithsonian museums
full statement here >> www.oah.org/2025/08/14/s...
an important statement from the Organisation of American Historians on Trump's proposed review of the Smithsonian museums
full statement here >> www.oah.org/2025/08/14/s...
August 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"No president has the legitimate authority to impose such a review”
an important statement from the Organisation of American Historians on Trump's proposed review of the Smithsonian museums
full statement here >> www.oah.org/2025/08/14/s...
an important statement from the Organisation of American Historians on Trump's proposed review of the Smithsonian museums
full statement here >> www.oah.org/2025/08/14/s...
Reposted by Joanne Rowland
Solidarity with US museum workers, and all who find themselves in the crosshairs of fascism 2.0
August 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Solidarity with US museum workers, and all who find themselves in the crosshairs of fascism 2.0
So today really was good morning Nubt and Quft for the lady time for this season! Everything wrapped up and lots of adieu just for now. We even had a last minute find! Thank you everyone in Quft and Nubt and you! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
So today really was good morning Nubt and Quft for the lady time for this season! Everything wrapped up and lots of adieu just for now. We even had a last minute find! Thank you everyone in Quft and Nubt and you! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
So today really was good morning Nubt and Quft for the lady time for this season! Everything wrapped up and lots of adieu just for now. We even had a last minute find! Thank you everyone in Quft and Nubt and you! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
So today really was good morning Nubt and Quft for the lady time for this season! Everything wrapped up and lots of adieu just for now. We even had a last minute find! Thank you everyone in Quft and Nubt and you! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
It was a long day but we didn't look too shabby at the end! Backfilling nearly complete... photostudio undergoing tweaks! We are really excited with the outcomes, futureresearch potential, and working with everyone locally and from Quft again! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It was a long day but we didn't look too shabby at the end! Backfilling nearly complete... photostudio undergoing tweaks! We are really excited with the outcomes, futureresearch potential, and working with everyone locally and from Quft again! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
Good morning Nubt! The last full day of work! Multi tasking!! We are smart and clean...like Mohamed, Basha and Am Ahmed, but let's see later!! It's been a fantastic season and lots of analysis to come in 2026! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Good morning Nubt! The last full day of work! Multi tasking!! We are smart and clean...like Mohamed, Basha and Am Ahmed, but let's see later!! It's been a fantastic season and lots of analysis to come in 2026! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
Back at Quft and it's test trial day for the photo studio construction made by Abd el-Halim! Joris can Wetering and Ahmed Fahim in action with Montessr! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Back at Quft and it's test trial day for the photo studio construction made by Abd el-Halim! Joris can Wetering and Ahmed Fahim in action with Montessr! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
Good morning Nubt! A diverse set of goals today ...painting photo studios ...washing the final potsherds, and back to the magazine at Quft for one of the last pottery days!! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Good morning Nubt! A diverse set of goals today ...painting photo studios ...washing the final potsherds, and back to the magazine at Quft for one of the last pottery days!! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
On the nteresting find yesterday morning in cemetery G at Nubt with Joris and Ahmed Fahim from Quft. Thinking about the construction methods, diversity within the region and what was not recorded in the 1890s @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
On the nteresting find yesterday morning in cemetery G at Nubt with Joris and Ahmed Fahim from Quft. Thinking about the construction methods, diversity within the region and what was not recorded in the 1890s @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
Up at Nubt today after Eid! The crack sieving team finished the final kom so thanks to Mohamed, Mahmoud and Basha. We are on to sorting abd numbering Finds from cemetery NG today! The cemetery T pottery is done!! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Up at Nubt today after Eid! The crack sieving team finished the final kom so thanks to Mohamed, Mahmoud and Basha. We are on to sorting abd numbering Finds from cemetery NG today! The cemetery T pottery is done!! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
What a fantastic day...could thus become an annual went???! Thanks @theegyptcentre.bsky.social @drkengriffin.bsky.social @christianknoblauch.bsky.social I really enjoyed! @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
Last but not least, @nubt4.bsky.social and Joris van Wetering presenting from Naqada on objects in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social collection from Naqada. Amazing really!
June 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
What a fantastic day...could thus become an annual went???! Thanks @theegyptcentre.bsky.social @drkengriffin.bsky.social @christianknoblauch.bsky.social I really enjoyed! @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
A very interesting talk right now on pigment analysis on D-ware vessels on the Egypt Centre! @theegyptcentre.bsky.social @drkengriffin.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A very interesting talk right now on pigment analysis on D-ware vessels on the Egypt Centre! @theegyptcentre.bsky.social @drkengriffin.bsky.social
Fascinating and very useful background from Meg Gundlach! A great day so far!
Meg Gundlach kicking off our Pre- and Early Dynastic Egypt study day. Meg is providing an overview of the rich collection of material dating to these early periods in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social collection, some of which will be the focus of today's study day.
June 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Fascinating and very useful background from Meg Gundlach! A great day so far!
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Next up is Christiana Köhler who is presenting brand new research on her recent excavations of the tomb of Meret-Neith at Abydos. Fascinating stuff!
June 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Next up is Christiana Köhler who is presenting brand new research on her recent excavations of the tomb of Meret-Neith at Abydos. Fascinating stuff!
Excited to be joining the @theegyptcentre.bsky.social Early Egypt day!!and speaking later about research into objects said to be from Naqada! We are online from Naqada in safe online hands @drkengriffin.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Excited to be joining the @theegyptcentre.bsky.social Early Egypt day!!and speaking later about research into objects said to be from Naqada! We are online from Naqada in safe online hands @drkengriffin.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social
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Today we returned to Nubt to finish work in cemetery T. Final measurements, observations and recording Finds. The last kom was sieved and bar a flat tyre, a good day. The dogs here are largely doing well, better than last week! Eid mubarak! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today we returned to Nubt to finish work in cemetery T. Final measurements, observations and recording Finds. The last kom was sieved and bar a flat tyre, a good day. The dogs here are largely doing well, better than last week! Eid mubarak! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
Another productive day in Quft! The journey is a joy to start the day too! Focussed on Predynastic potsherds with Agnieszka vastly increasing our knowledge of local assemblages. Pup with a poorly eye kept us busy too ...but she's on the mend! 🙏 @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Another productive day in Quft! The journey is a joy to start the day too! Focussed on Predynastic potsherds with Agnieszka vastly increasing our knowledge of local assemblages. Pup with a poorly eye kept us busy too ...but she's on the mend! 🙏 @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
And finally for today ...the pups are doing well and looking healthy!! Cheeky however...but we don't mind that!! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
And finally for today ...the pups are doing well and looking healthy!! Cheeky however...but we don't mind that!! @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
Meanwhile photography of pottery from Khattara 3 us underway with Joris van Wetering. We were able to undertake a rescue mission here in 2022 with support from the Bionanthropolgy Foundation @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Meanwhile photography of pottery from Khattara 3 us underway with Joris van Wetering. We were able to undertake a rescue mission here in 2022 with support from the Bionanthropolgy Foundation @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @naqadasurvey.bsky.social