British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS)
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We are a research institute and membership body sponsored by @britishacademy.bsky.social. We support scholars in Libya and the northern African region. Come visit our website at bilnas.org
💀 Image 3: B & W photograph of a skull which appears to be resting on a makeshift display. The photographs feature a manuscript note on verso "Exhibit 'C4'."
© BILNAS Archive: Papers of a British Military Excavation at Tocra, 1944 (Jan -July 1944) BILNAS/D9/2/2, D9/2/12, D9/2/13.
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© BILNAS Archive: Papers of a British Military Excavation at Tocra, 1944 (Jan -July 1944) BILNAS/D9/2/2, D9/2/12, D9/2/13.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
💀 Image 3: B & W photograph of a skull which appears to be resting on a makeshift display. The photographs feature a manuscript note on verso "Exhibit 'C4'."
© BILNAS Archive: Papers of a British Military Excavation at Tocra, 1944 (Jan -July 1944) BILNAS/D9/2/2, D9/2/12, D9/2/13.
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© BILNAS Archive: Papers of a British Military Excavation at Tocra, 1944 (Jan -July 1944) BILNAS/D9/2/2, D9/2/12, D9/2/13.
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💀 Image 2: Black and white photograph showing Philip Horobin (left) and Leslie Carlton (right) sitting in front of the entrance of Tomb C. Leslie Carlton is holding a skull with both of his hands.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
💀 Image 2: Black and white photograph showing Philip Horobin (left) and Leslie Carlton (right) sitting in front of the entrance of Tomb C. Leslie Carlton is holding a skull with both of his hands.
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© BILNAS Archive: David J. Smith and Jeremy Johns Material (Jan 1950-14 July 1978) BILNAS/D4 and D4.1
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
© BILNAS Archive: David J. Smith and Jeremy Johns Material (Jan 1950-14 July 1978) BILNAS/D4 and D4.1
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Crumbling History - The Fading Material Culture of the Tataouine Region (Tunisia) and the Jebel Nafusa (Libya). After registering, you will receive a confir...
The arched cliff marking the edge of the pre-desert plateau between southern Tunisia and Tripolitania—known respectively as Dahar and Jebel Nafusa—has, for centuries, formed a unified cultural landsca...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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To register, please follow this link to the Egypt Exploration Society website and click on the "BOOK NOW" button: www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
Women Explorers in North Africa
This joint EES-BILNAS event will explore the great contributions made to our understanding of the archaeology and other aspects of North Africa by European women explorers. Start time: 13:00 (UK) / 15...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Anna Leone, Professor in Archaeology at Durham University and Director of BILNAS, commented:
“The opportunity to organise and assess the condition of this archive is a crucial step toward ensuring the long-term preservation of its contents — extending well beyond the scope of digitisation”.
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“The opportunity to organise and assess the condition of this archive is a crucial step toward ensuring the long-term preservation of its contents — extending well beyond the scope of digitisation”.
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September 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Anna Leone, Professor in Archaeology at Durham University and Director of BILNAS, commented:
“The opportunity to organise and assess the condition of this archive is a crucial step toward ensuring the long-term preservation of its contents — extending well beyond the scope of digitisation”.
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“The opportunity to organise and assess the condition of this archive is a crucial step toward ensuring the long-term preservation of its contents — extending well beyond the scope of digitisation”.
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