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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s the final day of Tolkien Week! In honour of the occasion, here’s a thread exploring some Egyptian connections in Tolkien’s legendarium, bridging Middle Earth with the ‘Two Lands’ of the pharaohs! #TolkienWeek #MiddleEarth #Egypt #Egyptology #LOTR #fantasy #history #literature

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The Egypt Exploration Society @theees.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's wonderful to see how our archives continue to inform new research 🤩 Read about Dr Susan Kelly's investigation which provides proof that Meretneith was a female king of Egypt over 5,000 years ago! Read more in the latest volume of Prague Egyptological Studies (2026).

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The Egypt Exploration Society @theees.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today, we bid farewell to our Engagement Manager @cjculturecache.bsky.social. Charlotte Jordan said: "I look forward to seeing you at various @theees.bsky.social events in the future, as I continue my support of a Society that will always remain close to my heart alongside my love of Egyptology!"

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It’s out! 🤩 Chuffed to have been Guest Editor for this special supplementary edition of @theees.bsky.social’s Egyptian Archaeology magazine, themed ‘Diversity and Difference in Ancient and Medieval Egypt’ (exclusive to EES members for the first 6 months). #egypt #diversity #archaeology #egyptology

Image of the cover of the special magazine edition

Image of the first page of my main Guest Editorial introducing the edition

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Leire Olabarria @leireolabarria.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

How do foreign goddesses change when they are imported into the Egyptian pantheon? @edwardscrivens.bsky.social uses Sørensen’s notion of gender negotiation to interpret the intersections of gender and foreignness in Egyptian representations of Qadesh, Astarte, and Anat. #EgyptologyInDialogue

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I had such a great time at the Museums + Heritage Show today! Some great talks and conversations, plus I was greeted at the door by a little robot Stegosaurus (courtesy of Rentadinosaur). #museums #heritage #heritagesector #expo #museumsandheritageshow

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Eid Mubarak to all celebrating, and a happy Spring/Autumn equinox depending on your hemisphere!✨

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Just three weeks until I join other folks from @theees.bsky.social’s staff and governance team in heading to Denver for the annual meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt! Come say hi if you’re attending! #egyptology #conference #heritage #archaeology #ARCE #EES

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The Egypt Exploration Society @theees.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Did you know that @theees.bsky.social was founded by pioneering writer Amelia Edwards, author of 'A Thousand Miles Up the Nile'? #InternationalWomensDay She envisaged the EES to include other eminent women. Read about her and these women in our Spotlight volume👇 www.ees.ac.uk/resource/ame...

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The Egypt Exploration Society @theees.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

“You must not read from the booooook!” #WorldBookDay #BookOfTheDead Join us for a special screening of The Mummy (1999) @thegardencinema.bsky.social on Wednesday 3 June, as we kick off EES Fest! Book from 1 April 🎫 www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

What a dream to appear live on The One Show tonight talking about the amazing artefacts in the Ramses exhibition! A huge thank you to the team, to the star that is Angellica Bell, and to @theees.bsky.social for letting me out the library for an evening! #egypt #exhibition #ancientegypt #history

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Ramadan Mubarak to all observing! 🌙

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

A great time at the Garden Cinema last night for a screening of the 1982 #film ‘For the Love of Egypt’ about @theees.bsky.social founder Amelia B. Edwards. Brilliant to meet Director Anna Benson Gyles and cast member Jeremy Clyde - huge congrats to @cgraves88.bsky.social for organising! #egyptology

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The Egypt Exploration Society @theees.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

In our February episode of #AwayWithThePharaohs, @edwardscrivens.bsky.social provides an overview of religion in ancient Egypt, before exploring the complex, fluid nature of its gods and goddesses and the rituals that empowered them. 🎧 buff.ly/3X6FHHF #AncientEgypt #Gods #Goddess #Mythology

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Love a podcast? Interested in Egyptian gods and goddesses, myth, and investigating ancient religion? Catch me on the latest episode of ‘Away with the Pharaohs’, available wherever you get your podcasts! @theees.bsky.social #egyptology #mythology #religion #gods #ancienthistory #archaeology

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I was positively giddy today at the Petrie Museum, where I had the chance to handle this fragment of a red jasper statue foot found at the site of Amarna. The most gorgeous ankle I ever did see! #museum #ancientegypt #egyptology #archaeology #amarna

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The Egypt Exploration Society @theees.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

We're excited to launch #ADozenDiscoveries! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for monthly updates and go behind the scenes with a spotlight on 12 different collection highlights from @theees.bsky.social. Head over now to learn about our replica head of Nefertiti! ℹ️ buff.ly/j9jJDPZ

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Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

As an ex e-learning developer, I can confidently say this will be a terrible learning experience. I cannot wait to rip it to shreds. Here's what the Free AI Training will look like 🧵 1/

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Having worked on this for over 3 years, it feels amazing to share this news! @theees.bsky.social has been awarded a £2.03million grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to transform its premises into a sustainable and accessible heritage centre. #heritage #museums #archives #egyptology #funding

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‘Building the Future’ campaign awarded £2.03 million grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

The transformational support will help create an accessible and sustainable future for the EES and its collections

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Some local interest on David Bowie’s birthday. I live in Beckenham, a leafy little place where Bowie lived as his career took off. The Three Tuns pub on the high street, now a chain restaurant, was home to his collective ‘the Arts Lab’. Beckenham is where he created the persona of Ziggy Stardust.

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

A very happy Coptic Christmas to those celebrating!

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Interdisciplinary Egyptology Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025) journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/in... #openaccess Egyptology in Dialogue: Historical bodies in relations, comparisons, and negotiations @runenyord.bsky.social @leireolabarria.bsky.social @edwardscrivens.bsky.social @emilywhitehead.bsky.social

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

So excited to see #Egyptology in Dialogue has been published, which features my article ‘Who wears a kilt like men and a sash like women: Negotiating #gender, foreignness, and the body in New Kingdom representations of ‘Near Eastern’ #goddesses’. OPEN ACCESS!✨ journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/in...

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The Egypt Exploration Society @theees.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

@theees.bsky.social has closed for the holiday season, and we wish you a great one! Wondering how you can show your appreciation for our work over the past year? Please support our appeal to preserve a lasting record of our premises in Doughty Mews. #EESTimeCapsule ℹ️ buff.ly/RQe0gUZ

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

It’s 1st December and the season switch has very much been flipped here in London 🌧️❄️ Here are some photos from a walk in a local park yesterday, which was the last day of (meteorological) autumn.

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

So excited to see my article about curating an exhibit at @theees.bsky.social, and about the challenges/possibilities of using collections to tell stories, in the latest edition of Egyptian Archaeology magazine! #publicationday #article #ancientEgypt #heritage #curation #archives #exhibit

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Carl Graves @cgraves88.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Come visit @edwardscrivens.bsky.social and I @senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social #HistoryDay to find out about @theees.bsky.social and the queer history of British Egyptology today!

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

An honour to attend the Egyptian Embassy’s reception to mark the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, held at the British Museum. Between the esteemed company, performances of ancient hymns, and the chance to wander the Egyptian sculpture gallery out of hours, it was a wonderful night!

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Had such a lovely time at the Petrie Museum last night for the launch of ‘Ancient Egypt in 50 Discoveries’, the wonderful new book from @theees.bsky.social which I’m chuffed to have written some sections of. Congratulations to the editors @stephanieboonstra.bsky.social and Campbell Price!

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Wishing a Happy Diwali to all who celebrate! 🪔

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

We’re getting murderous tonight in CRIMINAL! 🔪 If you’re in London and are a fan of dastardly #improv deeds, come join us down at Hoopla

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

So excited to see this published! 🤩 I had the privilege of writing a number of pieces in the book about key objects/sites and topics like ancient Egyptian religion and art. Grab your copy of this gorgeous little book from the EES website! 📚 #newbook #ancientegypt #history #egyptology #archaeology

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I had a great time showing Alicia round @theees.bsky.social for the Science Factory #podcast! Check it out for a peak inside the EES, a chat about #Hatshepsut and #Nefertiti, and to hear stories of life at the Society and our plans for the future! #egyptology #archaeology #heritage #archives

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Unplanned Visit, Unexpected Stories – At the EES with Dr Scrivens

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I had the best time last night at Snapchat’s London HQ for the launch of Bettany Hughes’ new #documentary series ‘Seven Wonders of the Ancient World’! The series looks brilliant, with an exciting use of #augmentedreality to bring these monuments to life. #ancienthistory #popularhistory #archaeology

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Honoured to be invited to the residence of His Excellency the Egyptian Ambassador in celebration of Egypt’s National Day 🇪🇬 #Egypt #Heritage #Egyptology #Embassy

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

In honour of #worldUFOday, here’s an old video essay of mine. 4 years old but it bears repeating: ‘Ancient Aliens is Racist’. youtu.be/htUgMDtqJQ8?... #archaeology #history #racisim #colonialism #ancientaliens #ancientastronauts #atlantis #conspiracytheories #pseudoarchaeology

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

My offering this #MonumentMonday comes from yesterday’s visit to the Iron Age hut circles of Tŷ Mawr, Anglesey. #archeology #history #wales #anglesey #heritage

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Not to say brat was written about me but I’m considering having a coffee after 6pm

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Went on a little jaunt to Eltham Palace today! Art Deco meets medieval, with what looks to be an Amarna-inspired embodiment of ‘the ancient world’ as an Egyptianising figure. @englishheritage.bsky.social #history #heritage #architecture #egypt #egyptology #1930s #egyptomania #london

The art deco entrance hall of Eltham Palace.

The extravagant bathroom of Lady Virginia Courtauld, complete with a marble bathtub set into a gold-tiled niche in the wall, overlooked by a statue of Psyche.

The great hall at Eltham Palace. The original was built by Edward IV in the late 1470s; the Courtaulds restored it when they did their art deco revamp of the palace.

A wall moulding showing a male Egyptian-esque figure, captioned as ‘The Ancient World’. The proportions of the figure’s body may suggest it was inspired by art of the Amarna period.

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I recently got back from a trip to Crete, where I took a turn around ancient Aptera - cisterns and bathhouses and theatres, oh my! #archaeology #history #crete #greece #greek #hellenistic #roman

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Dr Edward Scrivens @edwardscrivens.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Happy Sunday from my leafy little corner of southeast London

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