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NodeXL Academy @nodexlacademy.bsky.social · 8d

How historians track ancient trade networks
October 9 | Live on Zoom Register Here: nuel.ink/PuysNW #PhdChat #AcademicChatter #sociallistening #NodeXL #Webinar #NetworkAnalysis #SocialMediaResearch #DataInsights

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · 11d

This Thursday, online public lecture Manchester Egyptology Seminar Series - Dr Kathleen Sheppard @k8shep.bsky.social Prof. of History at Missouri University of Science & Technology: ‘“How Winning a Woman of Study Can Be” in Early American Egyptology’
Oct 2nd, 5pm UK: zoom.us/j/91521871294

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · 12d

Just received latest issue of NILE Magazine and it was great to see article about Tell Nabasha by Dr Nicky Nielsen @drnickynielsen.bsky.social
‘Daily Life in the City of the Snake Goddess’ @manchester.ac.uk

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · 13d

October 2nd, free public lecture with the Manchester Egyptology Seminar Series with Dr Kathleen Sheppard, Professor of History at Missouri University of Science and Technology ‘“How Winning a Woman of Study Can Be” in Early American Egyptology’.

October 2nd, 5pm Zoom: zoom.us/j/91521871294

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · Sep 10

Museums are a powerful way to communicate #archaeology research. Explore how museums are correcting misconceptions, making understudied Indigenous archaeology accessible and embracing repatriation in our Museums and Display collection 🏺

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Windowed ceiling of a museum building, with the text 'Museums and Display, Antiquity' overlaid.

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Sep 1

Congratulations! 🎉

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The Egypt Exploration Society @theees.bsky.social · Sep 1

Think you know history? Think again.

Discover 50 incredible finds that rewrote over 3,000 years of history in @theees.bsky.social's Ancient Egypt in 50 Discoveries, published today! #AE50EES

"Fascinating and unmissable" – Prof Kate Williams

Get your copy now 👉 www.ees.ac.uk/resource/anc...

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Aug 31

When you love your keyboard and refuse to give up on it. We’ve had such a long journey together! #academia #keyboardshortcuts #phdlife #writeup #typing

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The Egypt Exploration Society @theees.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our thoughts are with all those who knew John, especially his husband, John.

John J Johnston (1965–2025)

Aidan Dodson remembers former EES Vice-Chair and long-term supporter, John J Johnston.

www.ees.ac.uk

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Aug 8

Excited to have obtained a physical copy! Such an excellent resource by Jana Mynářová for anyone taking a deeper dive into the Amarna Letters @pudukhepa.bsky.social #languageofamarna #languageofdiplomacy #amarnaletters

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Jul 14

Happy Graduation Day to all fellow students of Egyptology at the University of Manchester! Congratulations!! 🎉🎓@UoMEgyptology @UoMCAHAE @OfficialUoM #egyptology #manchester #graduation

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · May 30

Very nostalgic to be back at the University of Birmingham today. A peaceful morning stroll before presenting at the #ImageAndAuthority workshop.

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Garstang Museum of Archaeology @garstangmuseum.bsky.social · May 17

#Hello from us! We have been quiet here, but we thought it's time to join the fun 😊
We are starting with this #ancientEgyptian #Saqqara #relief from the #Tomb of Akhethotep, dated to the Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6.

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · May 12

Beautiful weather with scattered showers led to this amazing little one waking up for its journey. It reminds me of my writeup progress over the past couple of weeks. However, sometimes we need to move slowly to achieve great distances. #snailspace #snail #nature #phdwriteup #phdlife #garden

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Apr 25

Dr. Katherine Slinger 'Private Tomb Distribution in the New Kingdom' - Sat. 26 April 2025, 14:00 (UK, BST) ONLINE EVENT with Egyptology Scotland. For details and booking visit Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dr-katheri...

Dr Katherine Slinger: Private Tomb Distribution in the New Kingdom (Zoom)

The Theban Necropolis contains hundreds of tombs belonging to elite individuals, dating from the end of the Old Kingdom

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Apr 11

Short writeup break to visit the hippos who live down the road. #hippopotamus #Taweret #phdlife

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VIEWS project @viewsproject.bsky.social · Apr 3

Join us on 25th April for an online mini symposium: Writing As Visual Experience in the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus!

viewsproject.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/o...

Online mini symposium: Writing As Visual Experience in the Bronze Age Aegean and Cyprus

We were sad that we just didn’t have the resources to include all the papers we wanted to in our WAVE conference in September. But four further speakers have kindly agreed to give us their pa…

viewsproject.wordpress.com

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Apr 2

My quick reference pile, a bit shorter than normal…but one of many stacks😬#phdlife #writeup #reading #reference #books #articles #Egyptology

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methods@manchester @methodsmcr.bsky.social · Mar 13

Our in-person summer school (30 June - 4 July) programme offers a series of engaging courses in research methodologies, techniques, and software - brought together by our social programme.

Discover our courses, and find the one that is right for you: www.methods.manchester.ac.uk/events/metho...

Methods Schools | methods@manchester | The University of Manchester

www.methods.manchester.ac.uk

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Amanda Hills Podany @ahpodany.bsky.social · Mar 17

These new documents from Girsu (written on clay, of course, not stone as the URL suggests) sound fascinating! The scribes "note absolutely everything down. If a sheep dies at the very edge of the empire, it will be noted. They are obsessed with bureaucracy.”
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds

Ancient Mesopotamian stone tablets show extraordinary detail and reach of government in cradle of world civilisations

www.theguardian.com

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Mar 12

Current work station away from the computer with a paper edit in hand. Not quite there but a work in progress. #phdlife #editing #writeup #workinprogress #egyptology

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Mar 4

Congratulations to @official-uom.bsky.social University of Manchester’s Prof. Joyce Tyldesley OBE for being awarded archaeologist of the year at the 2025 Current Archaeology Awards! @currentarchaeology.bsky.social archaeology.co.uk/vote-now

#Egyptology #archaeology #joycetyldesley #manchester

Current Archaeology Awards - Current Archaeology

Voting has now opened for the Current Archaeology Awards! Which people, projects and publications deserve recognition?

archaeology.co.uk

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Mar 4

Applications are open for the UG Certificate in Egyptology at the University of Manchester. 3 year online asynchronous course for academic study of Egyptology, teaching from Dr Nicky Nielsen & Dr Katherine Slinger.
For more info visit: www.manchester.ac.uk/study/underg...

UGCert Egyptology (2025 entry) | The University of Manchester

Our three-year Certificate in Egyptology distance learning course will build your knowledge of the history and civilisation of ancient Egypt.

www.manchester.ac.uk

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Feb 27

Fixed link sites.google.com/view/womenin...

WiNS Society - Satellite NetSci 2025

The Women in Network Science Society welcomes abstract submissions for our half-day satellite on June 2nd at NetSci 2025 in Maastricht. The satellite will include WiNS Pathways talks by invited facult...

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Kelee Siat @keleesiat.bsky.social · Feb 27

Women in Network Science - WiNS Society are still accepting submissions on a rolling basis - you can find out more about the June 2nd event here: sites.google.com/view/womeninne… & abstract submissions link: tinyurl.com/winsNetSci2#snan#socialnetworksk#networksciencece

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