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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

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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Professor Paul Bennett MBE. A former Chairman and Head of Mission at BILNAS, he was a major figure in Libyan archaeology, and in his home town of Canterbury. His knowledge, enthusiasm, generous spirit, and good humour will be greatly missed.
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives 📸 Images from a weekend in Homs, July 1950, by Anthony Thwaite: ‘Cameron Highlander’s band beating retreat on the square’. © BILNAS Archive: Anthony Thwaite Collection on Leptis Magna and other sites BILNAS D57/2 ___ More here: www.bilnas.org/resources/ar...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives 📸 Images from a weekend in Homs, July 1950, by Anthony Thwaite: 'Arab police with their horses’. © BILNAS Archive: Anthony Thwaite Collection on Leptis Magna and other sites BILNAS D57/2 ____ 🗄 Explore the BILNAS Archives 👇 www.bilnas.org/resources/ar...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📣 Call for Papers and Registration: 'Critical Digital Archives: Travel, Translation, Transformation – A Hybrid Symposium on Archives in and from the SWANA Region' 📆 Thurs 21–Fri 22 January 2027 A BILNAS-sponsored event. Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... Deadline: Wed 30 Sept 2026
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Critical Digital Archives: Travel, Translation, Transformation.
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives 📸 ‘Monument’ at Giado, in the Gebel Nafusa – a mountain range in northwestern Libya – which was later dismantled. © BILNAS Archive: Olwen Brogan Collection BILNAS D41/3/11/1/14 ____ 🗄 Explore the BILNAS Archives yourself here 👇 www.bilnas.org/resources/ar...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives 📸 An unknown person carrying a ceramic jar, probably near Nalut, northwestern Libya; date unknown. © BILNAS Archive: Olwen Brogan collection BILNAS D41/3/11/1/13 ___ 🗄 For more about the BILNAS Archives visit our website 👇 bilnas.org/resources/ar...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives English poet Anthony Thwaite (AST) and Harry S? (HDS), in the Severan Basilica at Lepcis Magna in 1950 or 1951. © BILNAS Archive: Anthony Thwaite Collection on Leptis Magna and other sites BILNAS D57/1
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🏛📚 BILNAS General Secretary, Dr Victoria Leitch, renewed her SOAS Library card this week – FREE thanks to membership of BILNAS, which is just £30 per year. So why not join BILNAS today to take advantage of this valuable privilege, as membership of @soaslibrary.bsky.social normally costs £200 p.a.?
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We are delighted to share this research blog article by BILNAS grant recipient Dr Serag El Hegazi, Lecturer in International Development and the Program Leader for the MSc in Project Planning and Management at the @uniofbradford.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/recons...
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Reconstructing Benghazi: Putting people, memory and sustainability at the heart of urban recovery
In our latest research blog, Dr Serag El Hegazi, Lecturer in International Development and the Program Leader for the MSc in Project Planning and Management at the University of Bradford, discusses hi...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Amel Bensalim, PhD candidate in the Department of History from @princeton.edu, visited the BILNAS Archives to look at archaeological maps and notes connected to her work on medieval environmental history in Ifriqiya. The pioneering work of BILNAS scholars has proven fundamental to her research.
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives 📸 Colour photograph of mosaic flooring and stone wall at Casa Brogan, Sabratha, taken by G.D.B. Jones. The photograph features manuscript note on verso "GDBJ 1984." © BILNAS Archive: Kathleen Kenyon and John Ward-Perkins Collection BILNAS/D5/12/1/15/4s1
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives 📸 Photograph of capital from the Antonine Temple, Sabratha. December 1946 © BILNAS Archive: Kathleen Kenyon and John Ward-Perkins Collection BILNAS/D5/12/1/14/1/10/S1
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives 📒 Notebook containing manuscript notes pertaining to box lists of Sabratha finds. A catalogue of ceramic forms including lids, jugs and flagons by John Dore, 1985. © BILNAS Archive: Kathleen Kenyon & John Ward-Perkins Collection BILNAS/D5/9/1/7
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives The Hellenistic Black Glazed Wares notes by Molly Aylwin Cotton, December 1970: Campana A forms. © BILNAS Archive: Kathleen Kenyon and John Ward-Perkins Collection BILNAS/D5/8/8
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
📣 Attention Scholars! Fellow BIRI, the British Institute in Eastern Africa, has issued a Call for Applications for its Regional Research Associates Award. 📆 Deadline: Monday 29 June 2026, 5pm BST / 7pm EAT For full details visit the BIEA website at: biea.ac.uk/call-for-app...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives 📸 Nine men with goats, from the Ghirza collection. © BILNAS Archive: Ghirza collection BILNAS/D41/2/7/2/57S1 _____ 🗄 Would you like to explore the BILNAS Archives yourself? If so, visit our website for more details 👇 www.bilnas.org/resources/ar...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
🏛 The BILNAS Archive was pleased to welcome Dr Paul Love (Al Akhawayn University, Morocco), who recently spent several days in the Archive conducting research. During his visit, he consulted several collections, including our fantastic Olwen Brogan (D41) Collection... 1/2
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📣 There's just three days to go until THE BILNAS SUMMER EVENT 2026: "The Wisdom of the Hand – Amazigh Textile Tradition in Libya and Tunisia" 📆 Friday 29 May 6pm-9pm 📍 In person at The Africa Centre, 66 Great Suffolk St, London, SE1 0BL 🎟 Get your tickets at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wisdom...
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The Wisdom of the Hand – Textile Amazigh Tradition in Libya and Tunisia
A fascinating journey into the traditions of Amazigh textile production followed by a conversation with the experts over drinks.
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
📣 "Volcanic Ash Layers (Tephra) to Link Archaeological and Climate Records in North West Africa" by Dr Danielle McLean. 💻A recording of this lecture is now available to view on the BILNAS YouTube channel 👇 youtu.be/AM0UAh_4vPc
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Volcanic Ash Layers (Tephra) to Link Archaeological and Climate Records in North West Africa
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives Tomb South C: stone 3 showing fish around rosette. © BILNAS Archive: Ghirza collection BILNAS/D41/2/9/1/14S1 ___ 🗄 Would you like to explore the BILNAS Archives? If so, visit our website for contact details and access information: bilnas.org/resources/ar...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
📣 Publication Announcement: Actes du colloque international Mahdia 2-3-4 décembre 2019, Vol III: "The two Syrtes between sea and Sahara through History: a space of exchange, rivalry and conflict." Textes réunis et présentés par Hafedh ABDOULI, Anna LEONE, Salem MOKNI, 2025.
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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
How can volcanic ash layers be used to link #archaeological and #climate records in NW Africa? Join the online @bilnas.bsky.social talk tomorrow with @danmclean.bsky.social
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Join us tomorrow at 5pm (UK time) for the next BILNAS lecture: 'Volcanic Ash Layers (Tephra) to Link Archaeological and Climate Records in North West Africa' by Dr Danielle McLean @danmclean.bsky.social 💻 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Online event. All welcome!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Volcanic ash layers (tephra) to link archaeological and climate records in NW Africa by Dr Danielle McLean. After registering, you will receive a confirmati...
Volcanic ash layers (tephra) to link archaeological and climate records in NW Africa by Dr Danielle McLean Archaeological sites in NW Africa are rich in human fossils and artefacts, emerging at the fo...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🏛 Journey Through the BILNAS Archives Printed on Permatrace, drawings of cemetery 5, features A-F. © BILNAS Archive: Ghirza collection BILNAS/D41/2/6/10/S1 ___ 📚 Would you like to explore the BILNAS Archives yourself? If so, visit our website for access information: bilnas.org/resources/ar...
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Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 06/05/2026
Libyan Studies' #openaccess #PaperOfTheMonth is "Exterior vs. interior in early Maghribi mosques" : 📚 cup.org/4unTrsB Explore the entire #Architecture collection, free to read until 20 April:🏺 cup.org/3PeIT05 @bilnas.bsky.social
Libyan Studies. Paper of the Month. Beside text is the journal cover.
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
📣 Join us for THE BILNAS SUMMER EVENT: "The Wisdom of the Hand – Amazigh Textile Tradition in Libya and Tunisia" 📆 Friday 29 May 6-9pm 📍 The Africa Centre, 66 Great Suffolk St, London 💻 Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wisdom... 🎟 All welcome! Members: £7; non-members £10
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The Wisdom of the Hand – Textile Amazigh Tradition in Libya and Tunisia
A fascinating journey into the traditions of Amazigh textile production followed by a conversation with the experts over drinks.
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
📣 Join us next week for what promises to be a fascinating BILNAS lecture: 'Volcanic Ash Layers (Tephra) to Link Archaeological and Climate Records in North West Africa' by Dr Danielle McLean 📆 Thursday 14 May at 5pm (UK time) 📍 Online via Zoom 💻 To register 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Volcanic ash layers (tephra) to link archaeological and climate records in NW Africa by Dr Danielle McLean. After registering, you will receive a confirmati...
Volcanic ash layers (tephra) to link archaeological and climate records in NW Africa by Dr Danielle McLean Archaeological sites in NW Africa are rich in human fossils and artefacts, emerging at the fo...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
🏛 Journey Through the BILNAS Archives 📸 Tombs of the sultans of the Beni Chattab at Zuila. © BILNAS Archive: Ghirza collection BILNAS/D/11/1/5/2/2S1
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives ℹ️ Reconstructed elevations and drawings of architectural details by Guy Wickens. Originally kept in a file labelled 'Wickens drawings'. With notes by Olwen Brogan. 1/2
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Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 23/04/2026
Check out a brand‑new curated collection on Architecture from Libyan Studies, free to access until 15 May: 📚 cup.org/4eJCHY6 #LibyanStudies #Architecture @bilnas.bsky.social
Architecture. A new collection from Libyan Studies.
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
📣 "Scaling up Heritage Monitoring in Libya: Fieldwork, Remote Sensing, and Training" – with Ahmed Mahmoud, Muftah Alhaddad and Ahmed Buzaian 💻 A recording of this important presentation is now available to view on the BILNAS YouTube channel. Click on the link 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvSN...
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Scaling up Heritage Monitoring in Libya: Fieldwork, Remote Sensing, and Training
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
📣Join us in May for the next BILNAS lecture: 'Volcanic Ash Layers (Tephra) to Link Archaeological and Climate Records in North West Africa' by @danmclean.bsky.social 📆 Thursday 14 May at 5pm (UK time) 📍 Online via Zoom 💻 For more details and to register 👇 bilnas.org/event/volcan...
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Volcanic Ash Layers (Tephra) to Link Archaeological and Climate Records in North West Africa by Dr Danielle McLean
Archaeological sites in NW Africa are rich in human fossils and artefacts, emerging at the forefront of evolutionary studies. However, these records are difficult to underpin by a detailed chronology,...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
🏛 Journey Through the BILNAS Archives This file shows drawings of stone tools drawn in biro and a report on prehistoric Ghirza, in Italian. © BILNAS Archive: Digital Archive from Ghirza: A Libyan Settlement in the Roman Period, 1953-1984. BILNAS/D41_2_3_1_3
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
📣 Attention Scholars! There are just over two weeks left to apply for a BILNAS Research Grant. 📆The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 April 2026. ℹ️ For full details, including the online applications form, visit the BILNAS website at: bilnas.org/research-act... #funding #grants
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Grant Applications
The British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) offers grants for UK-based researchers to support primary research in Libya and the Northern African region (Morocco, Algeria, Tuni...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📣 Just one week to go until our collaborative workshop dedicated to exploring Libya’s rich archaeological heritage. 'Preserving the Past, Envisioning the Future: Libya’s Heritage in Focus' 📆 Tuesday 21 April 2pm–5.30pm 📍 King’s College London 💻 Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preserving...
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Preserving the Past, Envisioning the Future: Libya’s Heritage in Focus
Dive into Libya’s rich past and dream up its future at this hands-on heritage event!
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🏛 Journey Through the BILNAS Archives 🪦 Ghirza: The Common Cemeteries This file of plans, drawings and negative images shows plans of cemetery types found at Ghirza. The file contains drawings of common cemeteries. 1/2
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📚 Check out 'Tripolitania in the Roman Empire and Beyond', edited by @niccolomugnai.bsky.social, a "highly appreciated and necessary academic resource” and an “important foundation for ongoing research” in North Africa. Read the latest reviews and buy your copy now at: bilnas.org/shop/society...
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Tripolitania in the Roman Empire and Beyond
Niccolo Mugnai (Editor) Roman-period Tripolitania conjures up images of the monumental architecture of Lepcis Magna and Sabratha, but it was much more than this. This new volume provides up-to-date re...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
📣 Less than a week to go until the next BILNAS Lecture! 📅 Join us on Thursday 16 April at 5.00pm (UK time) for what promises to be a fascinating presentation: "Scaling up Heritage Monitoring in Libya: Fieldwork, Remote Sensing, and Training" – with Ahmed Mahmoud, Muftah Alhaddad and Ahmed Buzaian.
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Scaling up Heritage Monitoring in Libya: Fieldwork, Remote Sensing, and Training – with Ahmed Mahmoud, Muftah Alhaddad and Ahmed Buzaian
Archaeological sites worldwide face growing threats, increasing pressure on heritage managers to monitor and protect them, especially in remote areas. This talk presents the EAMENA Machine Learning Automated Change Detection (MLACD) tool, which uses satellite imagery and machine learning to detect disturbances near known sites. Results were validated through four field surveys by Libyan Department
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives This file contains several letters from Olwen Brogan to David J. Smith regarding the publication or lecture on Ghirza, including references to a selection of photographs of Ghirza taken by Charles Daniels.
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Carl Graves @cgraves88.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I’m so pleased that i booked a ticket to attend this @bilnas.bsky.social event @britishacademy.bsky.social. Libya has always been on the periphery of my knowledge and this film made me realise how connected the histories of northern Africa are! Many thanks to @bilnas.bsky.social for organising 🤩
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
📣 Join BILNAS and get access to our online journal Libyan Studies, a copy of our magazine the BILNAS Bulletin with news/information on events and research, and discounts on @universitypress.cambridge.org and BILNAS books, plus access to our Archive and membership of the @soaslibrary.bsky.social.
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
📣 Join us in just over two weeks' time for the next BILNAS Lecture: "Scaling up Heritage Monitoring in Libya: Fieldwork, Remote Sensing, and Training" – with Ahmed Mahmoud, Muftah Alhaddad and Ahmed Buzaian. 📆 Thursday 16 April 2026 at 5pm (UK) 💻 Register here: tinyurl.com/y5scbx7k All welcome!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Scaling up Heritage Monitoring in Libya: Fieldwork, Remote Sensing, and Training. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the...
Archaeological sites worldwide face growing threats, increasing pressure on heritage managers to monitor and protect them, especially in remote areas. This talk presents the EAMENA Machine Learning Au...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
📣 BILNAS is delighted to announce a new Grant Call for April 2026, for small (up to £3000) and large (up to £10,000) grants. 📆 The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 April 2026. ℹ️ For full details including the applications form, visit the BILNAS website at: www.bilnas.org/research-act...
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Last week, on Friday 27 March, BILNAS welcomed film producer Bill Locke to speak about the History Hit film 'Bringing Libya’s Past to the Screen: Ancient Adventures: Libya', presented by Dan Snow.
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives Small artifacts often tell grand stories. This b&w photograph showcases decorative mirror box lids from the Romano-Libyan site at Ghirza. Ancient mirrors were polished bronze or silver disks, stored in wooden or stone cases... 1/2
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives This week we’re looking back at a pivotal moment of the North African Campaign: the surprise air raid on Tripoli Harbour, March 19–20, 1943. Following Allied takeover the harbour faced a specialised tactical strike using the Motobomba FFF... 1/3
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🎥 Bringing Libya’s Past to the Screen – Ancient Adventures: Libya Just one week to go until this exclusive screening and Q&A with producer/director Bill Locke. 📆 Friday 27 March, 6.30-9.00pm 📍 @britishacademy.bsky.social, London 🎟 Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bringing-l...
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Bringing Libya’s Past to the Screen: Ancient Adventures: Libya
A special private screening hosted by BILNAS, celebrating Libya’s extraordinary archaeological heritage, followed by a drinks reception
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Cambridge University Press - Archaeology @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 20/03/2026
Check out a brand‑new curated collection on Prehistory from Libyan Studies, free to access until 20 April: 📚 cup.org/4sYaiSg #LibyanStudies #prehistory @bilnas.bsky.social
Prehistory. A new collection from Libyan Studies.
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🏛 'Preserving the Past, Envisioning the Future: Libya’s Heritage in Focus' Join us for this collaborative workshop dedicated to exploring Libya’s rich archaeological heritage. 📆 Tuesday 21 April, 2pm–5.30pm 📍 King’s College London. – with MarEA, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @aliph.foundation
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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) @bilnas.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🏛 Journey through the BILNAS Archives There is a radiant brilliance captured in these old slides. This collection titled "Photos taken Spring 1977" includes photographs showing Naima’s incredible landscapes, from the soft, rolling dunes to the rugged beauty of Wadi Maymun. 1/2
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