What a fantastic day! Lots of great talks and new information shared by all our speakers. Over 250 people joined us on zoom and in person. Thank you for your support!

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!

Moving on to analysis of copper axe heads in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social, which have been the subject of a study by Martin Odler.

More analysis of vessel content from Tarkhan (grave 7), this time by Aron O'Shea. Here he is presenting on a cylindrical vessel in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social!

On to Lisa Mawdsley (talk read by Emily Tour) who is talking about the contents of a pottery vessel from grave 315 at Tarkhan, which is now in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social!

Now for the handling session in which participants get the opportunity to handle some of the objects from @theegyptcentre.bsky.social being discussed during our study day!

Final talk of the morning session with Maria Gatto presenting on the early Nubian cemetery at Armant. This was excavated by @theees.bsky.social in the 1930s and remains unpublished (for now...). Many of the objects from this excavation are now in @theegyptcentre.bsky.social!

Renee Friedman presenting on the so-called "fort" at Hierakonpolis. Great to see some of @theegyptcentre.bsky.social's ceramics from the site featured. Some of these will be available for handling during our lunch break!

Christian Knoblauch up next talking about a new funerary enclosure of Narmer at Abydos. Or is it...

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!