Emily Smith-Sangster, PhD
@essegyptologist.bsky.social
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
dog mom and vintage clothing enthusiast
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dog mom and vintage clothing enthusiast
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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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Please Donate to the Internet Archive. $25 helps.... a lot.
Useful to Journalists,
Useful to Students,
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Collections growing at 150TBytes/day
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www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/b...
Useful to Journalists,
Useful to Students,
Useful to more than 2 million people a day.
Collections growing at 150TBytes/day
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www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/b...
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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...
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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...
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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.
www.dainst.org/newsroom/nac...
www.dainst.org/newsroom/nac...
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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.
www.dainst.org/newsroom/nac...
www.dainst.org/newsroom/nac...
My favorite part of the ASP logo 🥰
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.
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My favorite part of the ASP logo 🥰
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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.
October 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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.
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
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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🚨 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...
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
🚨 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...
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...
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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
You can donate to support Eslam and her three children here: www.gofundme.com/f/62znrd-hel...
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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
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...
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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.
There is only one reason Trump wants to do this.
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...
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
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.
There is only one reason Trump wants to do this.
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They’re about £400 away from their goal - please donate if you can and share widely! ⬇️
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!
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Please share widely!
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July 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
They’re about £400 away from their goal - please donate if you can and share widely! ⬇️
Done and dusted 🫡
May 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Done and dusted 🫡
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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
🚨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...
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.
May 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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.
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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
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.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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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...
Visit the exhibition through this link: www.360studioradar.com/360/PittRive...
March 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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...
Visit the exhibition through this link: www.360studioradar.com/360/PittRive...
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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.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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
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.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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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
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.
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Out now, download free here : files.libcom.org/files/2024-1...
December 19, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Out now, download free here : files.libcom.org/files/2024-1...
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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 🏺
March 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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 🏺
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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.
youtu.be/Lu02HeVrSGU?...
youtu.be/Lu02HeVrSGU?...
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
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.
youtu.be/Lu02HeVrSGU?...
youtu.be/Lu02HeVrSGU?...
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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.
english.ahram.org.eg
February 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Huge news from Egypt, tomb of Thutmose II has finally been found! english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/...