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Emily Smith-Sangster, PhD
@essegyptologist.bsky.social
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Archaeologist | W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence, CSUSB | Associate Director of the Abydos South Project | Scholar interested in gender, disability, and identity in the early New Kingdom 𓃤
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Emily Smith-Sangster, PhD @essegyptologist.bsky.social · Sep 19
ASP’s social media debut is coming! Follow us on Bluesky (bsky.app/profile/abyd...) or instagram (www.instagram.com/abydossouthp...) to stay in the loop!
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A *slightly belated* #fridayfinds post to brighten your day! If you’re dog lovers, like most of the ASP team is, you’ll love this gorgeous ostracon depicting a canine, found in the fill of the Tetisheri Pyramid! Read more here: www.instagram.com/p/DQxwDx_iSv...
An image of two hands holding a carved limestone ostracon that depicts a striding canine.
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Gemeinsam mit den Kolleginnen und Kollegen unserer Abteilung #Kairo_DAI, als deren langjähriger Mitarbeiter und späterer Wissenschaftlicher Direktor er bis 2022 wirkte, trauern wir um Dr. Daniel Polz, der am 27.10.2025 verstarb.

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Daniel Polz sitzt, in heller Hose und Hemd, Hut auf den Knien, auf einem Stein in einer Wüstenszene. Er trägt eine Sonnenbrille und lächelt in die Kamera.
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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My favorite part of the ASP logo 🥰
abydossouthproject.bsky.social The Abydos South Project (ASP) @abydossouthproject.bsky.social · Oct 10
Time to breakdown the most dangerous (but arguably, the cutest) part of our logo - the snake! While taking the shape of the Ahmose Tomb, it also makes reference to ASP’s early history as an Egyptian led project, started in 2018 and known as the Ahmose Tomb Project.
A portion of the ASP logo showing a snake at the top, and the bottom the Ahmose tomb which takes the same shape as the snake. An image of the excavations in the low desert. A man, Ashraf, stands before a rock cut opening. The interior of the bend of the Ahmose tomb.
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Welcome to the official Bluesky page of the 𓆓 Abydos South Project (ASP) 𓆓 a joint Egyptian - American mission and 501 (c) (3) working in and around the Ahmose Mortuary Complex at Abydos. We’re excited to bring you along as we recount past seasons and plan for new work at the site.
The ASP logo featuring two pyramids, a snake in the shape of the Ahmose tomb, and the pr sign around the name. An image of the cemetery excavation area, with the cliffs visible in the background and the pyramid of Ahmose to the left. Two images of the pyramid of Tetisheri, the top showing individuals working on the reconstruction, and the bottom the completed work. The 2023 ASP team photo
October 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Thrilled to be part of such an amazing community!

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CSUSB welcomes visiting Egyptology Scholar in Residence, Emily Smith-Sangster | CSUSB News | CSUSBCSUSB welcomes visiting Egyptology Scholar in Residence, Emily Smith-Sangster | CSUSB
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September 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
essegyptologist.bsky.social
ASP’s social media debut is coming! Follow us on Bluesky (bsky.app/profile/abyd...) or instagram (www.instagram.com/abydossouthp...) to stay in the loop!
September 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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🚨 IOF plans to bomb the archaeological magasins of @ebafjerusalem.bsky.social!
Huge respect for + immense solidarity w all the 🇵🇸 colleagues risking their lives on the daily to save what remains of their archaeological heritage from 🇮🇱 rampage & theft www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Archaeologists scramble to evacuate Gaza artefacts threatened by Israeli strike
Officials hurriedly remove nearly three decades of finds in ‘high-risk operation’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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You can donate to support Eslam and her three children here: www.gofundme.com/f/62znrd-hel...
September 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Traji is being forced to evacuate her family without any shelter or resources. Please donate if you can so she can afford shelter: www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-my...
September 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Rigorous historical research, grounded in evidence and communicated to the public through museums and other venues, is a critical hindrance to fascism.

There is only one reason Trump wants to do this.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Aug 12
BREAKING WSJ:

The Trump White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with "Trump's interpretation of American history." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision
Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
www.wsj.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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They’re about £400 away from their goal - please donate if you can and share widely! ⬇️
animalarchaeology.com Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · Jul 17
Hey folks, if you’re looking for a good place to donate, please consider this campaign - it supports multiple families but donations have stagnated lately, meaning there won’t be enough to distribute. But you can help them avoid that.

Please share widely!

tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCi...
A square white graphic. On the left is a stylized ink illustration of a kestrel falcon in black on white, without outline just the black marks on its wings and face, drawn from behind. His wings are partly open and his head is turned to the right. In his beak is an anemone poppy in red ink with a green stem. On the right is the title "Keep hope alive: a gaza giving circle" in ink-effect font. The text says "We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We distribute your contributions equally every week for sustainable support." In the bottom right corner in green text is the link tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCircle.
July 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Done and dusted 🫡
A woman in black and orange doctoral robes stands in front of the gate leading to Princeton university A woman in doctoral robes stands before an ivy covered wall showing that the interior of her dress matches the robes
May 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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🚨12 Gazan students in archaeology and history who worked w @gmandreou.bsky.social need help to pay their tuition fees lest they won't graduate. Total needed: £9,630 GBP. Surely the history and archaeology community can pull through: Let's go! everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/05/19/h...
Help Gazan students to complete their university degrees
The war in Gaza has devastated the region’s higher education infrastructure. Several universities have been damaged or destroyed, forcing students to continue their studies online under extremely diff...
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May 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Thrilled to report that, yesterday, I successfully defended my dissertation! It’s so strange that this chapter is over, but very much looking forward to the next one! Thank you to everyone who had any impact on this project - I am forever appreciative.
A wall with a hanging tv monitor displaying the opening slide of Emily’s dissertation defense power point Photo of a young woman in a brown waistcoat seated at the head of a conference table. She smiles at someone off screen. A photo of a young man and a young woman smiling at the camera.
May 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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The National Humanities Alliance is collecting information on canceled NEH grants to share with congressional leaders. This is legit fact finding in support of competent lobbying. If you've had your grant canceled, do let them know.

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Notify NHA about grant terminations!
We are collecting information about current grants that have been canceled since March 31st, 2025. If you are looking to share a story about the impact of NEH funding on your work please use this for...
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April 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Delighted that my Curating for Change exhibition at the @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social, Nothing Without Us: Experiences of Disability, has now been published as a 360-virtual tour with extensive accessibility options!

Visit the exhibition through this link: www.360studioradar.com/360/PittRive...
A screenshot of the virtual tour of Nothing Without Us: Experiences of Disability, showing one of the display cases from the trail. Floating around it in the digital space are a collection of icons representing text, video and photographs.
March 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Again, today would be an excellent day for Ivy League, Big Ten, & all the other chancellors & university presidents to start speaking loudly & collectively against the all-out existential crisis that this assault on US higher ed represents. The silence is deafening.

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sjjphd.bsky.social Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · Mar 19
They are coming for every university, if you think you’re safe because it hasn’t been yours yet I don’t know what to tell you. Join AAUP, refuse to comply, organize your colleagues
Trump administration freezes $175 million in federal funding to Penn
According to a White House tweet, Wednesday's decision is a result of Penn's
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March 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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As an archaeologist, my biggest piece of advice for society is to beware anyone who would try and erase the past, rather than engage with it.
March 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Out now, download free here : files.libcom.org/files/2024-1...
Ancient Egypt and Disability
December 19, 2024 at 8:52 PM
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Great (and timely) review of Nooter's "Ancient Guide to Sexuality" by @thedancinggrad.bsky.social in BMCR (bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2025/2025.03...). The closing paragraph in particular I found quite moving. #AncientBlueSky 🏺
A screen capture of text that says: "The hopeful note sounded by Nooter at the end of the introduction frames for this queer reviewer the stakes of a volume like this: “Reader, whatever your own sense of your own identity, sexuality, or place in the world, I hope that you will find this volume by turns buoyant, playful, and passionate. If there is one thing the Greeks can teach us, it is that the erotic and the queer are a source of life and a cause for celebration” (xi). In an era where queer identities are increasingly under threat, including but not limited to legislation aimed at disenfranchisement of trans people and court cases aimed at curtailing LGBTQIA+ rights more generally, the celebration of “non-normative” identities and practices works towards demystifying the other, bridging the gap to make those who identify as “normative” realize that the distance between “us” and “them” is perhaps not quite so large."
March 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION! RELEASE MAHMOUD KHALIL HANDS OFF OUR STUDENTS ICE OFF OUR CAMPUSES MON. MAR 10 • 4PM JACOB K. JAVITS FEDERAL BUILDING 26 FEDERAL PLAZA, NYC
March 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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If you missed the recent conference ‘Accessing FIP Women Beyond the Family Unit (IPOCCWWA)’ with Sue Kelly, @urosmatic.bsky.social Miriam Ayad, Danijela Stefanović, and many more fantastic papers, a recording is now available.
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Conference: Accessing FIP Women Beyond the Family Unit (IPOCCWWA)
YouTube video by Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy
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February 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Huge news from Egypt, tomb of Thutmose II has finally been found! english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/...
Long-lost royal tomb of King Thutmose II finally discovered in Luxor - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities
A joint Egyptian-British archaeological team has uncovered the long-lost tomb of King Thutmose II, the last missing royal tomb of the 18th Dynasty.
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February 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Tomorrow! Still time to register!
isisnaucratis.bsky.social Dr Katherine Blouin @isisnaucratis.bsky.social · Feb 4
🚨Join us on zoom on Feb. 18 for an urgent conversation in solidarity w 🇵🇸 on the theme "In the Ruins of History"
w Fadel Alutol @gmandreou.bsky.social Yasmeen Elkhoudary Marc-André Haldimann, Atalia Omer @aditilrao.bsky.social Ali Shahwan, S. Sayyid & @luxmea.bsky.social
rsvp: tinyurl.com/nhd8n34h
February 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM