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For our new virtual tour, blog and film of this amazing place see:
#ancientegypt
#valleyofthekings
#boltonsegypt
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For
#Caturday
, this image by the brilliant
@msar_qedut
is a close-up of the Book of the Dead of Yuya, great-grandfather of
#Tutankhamun
. Almost 20 metres long & full of superb details, it's now in Cairo Museum - with more cats at
😻
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Our new blog 'Ancient Egypt in the North: the Valley of the Kings in Bolton' is now at with our new film at
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@AlisonFisk
We were lucky enough to handle this kohl tube along with Merit's matching perfume pot and the rest of her
#cosmetics
set - see 8 minutes 20 seconds into (image is ours) 🤩
#ancientegypt
rocks!
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Telly time - the first episode of our 4-part series 'Immortal Egypt' is on BBC4 tonight at 9pm
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Massive THANKS to every one of the 57,416 people who came to see our Tut’22 exhibition in Barnsley during its 5-month run
@EBMuseum
@BarnsleyMHT
@BoltonLMS
For more see
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Quoted in CNN story about a 4000 year old red ‘lipstick’ from Iran pointing out that it may alternatively have been used to colour the cheeks, and that such red cosmetics first appear in
#Egypt
some 2000 years before this new find (photo mine)
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Hugely honoured to have been appointed patron of the north's leading environmental &
arts festival BIG IDEAS BY THE SEA! It’s brilliant to be working with
@bigideassea
@yorkarchaeology
@heritageadvUK
@MarieEWoods
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Honoured to be featured in the new exhibition 'A Life Imitating Art' which has just opened
@CannonHall1760
showcasing the work of Andy Dunkley, photographer for the Tate Gallery and RAF
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For
#WorldLionDay
everyone needs a little Sekhmet in their life, this head of the mighty Egyptian goddess part of one of the hundreds of Sekhmet statues created by the equally mighty Amenhotep III c.1380 BC 😻😻😻
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Honoured to feature on the cover and inside
@TheEES
magazine 'Egyptian Archaeology' with the article '
#Tutankhamun
, Art &
#Yorkshire
' (with a fair few mentions of
#Barnsley
obviously) 😍
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Presenting
@BoltonLMS
Museum's stunning wine goblet c.1300 BC, the star of our new YouTube film at
Subscribe for free to start following us on our journey 😊(image courtesy of the wonderful Yorkshire Post)
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Back on BBC4 tonight for episode 2 of 'Immortal Egypt'
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📷Cheers! 📷
@ImmortalEgypt
's
#YouTube
channel is NOW LIVE! 📷 Watch Prof Joann Fletcher reveal Tutankhamun's white wine secret at
@BoltonLMS
. 📷 Like, subscribe, and hit the bell to join us for more on a journey through time!📷📷
#Egyptology
#SubscribeNow
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It's almost time... 🍷come & share an ancient vintage in
#Scarborough
with our talk about Ancient Egyptian Wine, part of the fabulous Books by the Beach Festival, tickets at & our wine films at where you can subscribe for free! 🍷🥰
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With today's Thames
#boatrace
, worth pointing out
#Egypt
has long produced champion rowers, from
#Tutankhamun
’s great-great grandfather Amenhotep II to Emma Benany, first female head coach of Egypt’s male & female rowing teams
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Although the marathon is associated with ancient Greece,
#ancientegypt
's armies undertook training runs of up to 100km long & even the
#pharaohs
required to run to demonstrate their prowess as early as c.3000 BC (see 9 minutes into )
#LondonMarathon
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So honoured to be giving the annual Barbara Canham Turner lecture for
@UniOfHull
in April, celebrating our long term work with the university and the many links between ancient Egypt and Yorkshire
#AncientEgyptYorks
#hullunieventsuu
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All 4 episodes of our 'Immortal Egypt' series now available on BBC iPlayer at:
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@AlisonFisk
They also have a lovely Egyptian ceramic hedgehog in the brilliant
@BoltonLMS
collection, a great favourite of
#Bolton
curator
@trumerz
- it has a tiny bead or stone inside suggesting it was a child's rattle perhaps...
#BoltonsEgypt
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Fab news! 🥳Delighted to announce our touring exhibition 'Resurrecting
#Ancient
#Egypt
: a Monumental
#Yorkshire
Journey' will be coming to the Treasure House in beautiful
#Beverley
in the autumn accompanied by Egypt-related content from
@ERMuseums
collections
#ancientegyptyorks
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@ExploreWellcome
Hmmmm... a make up palette? Not really. It is a slab for the Seven Sacred Oils used in temple and tomb rituals - for further information see this complete example at
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Wow! Finally received the
#Chinese
edition of
#StoryofEgypt
- love the dust jacket, although the black & gold inner cover is even more beautiful ❤️
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Tonight on BBC4, the final episode of Immortal Egypt takes us from the blue seas of Alexandria to the pyramids of Sudan via subterranean Sakkara, ending on the Thames Embankment with Cleopatra’s Needle
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Just been quoted by CNN in a story about a 4000 year old red ‘lipstick’ discovered in Iran, pointing out that evidence for red cosmetics in
#Egypt
dates back to the Neolithic some 2000 years earlier (image Museo Egizio) 💋
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Immortal Egypt: The Series is back on BBC telly - Thursday nights on BBC4
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Did you know
#Tutankhamun
's royal palace was adorned with these replica glazed grapes? 🍇🍇🍇Join me as we explore
#AncientEgypt
wine art treasures
@BoltonLMS
. Watch the full video and subscribe to my brand new
@ImmortalEgypt
YouTube channel at
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For more
#ancientegypt
in the North, enter the
#ValleyoftheKings
in
#Bolton
! Our virtual tour of the burial chamber of
#pharaoh
Tuthmosis III - the only replica royal tomb outside
#Egypt
- is now at thanks to the magicians
@FrontRowLive360
&
@GW1962
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Sad to see the news about Yorkshire legend Sir Michael Parkinson - honoured to feature in the same exhibition 'Yorkshire Made Me' created by
@kytephotography
held at
@CooperBarnsley
and
@YSPsculpture
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So looking forward to our event ‘ANCIENT EGYPT: NEW STORIES’ at this year’s Filey Literature Festival on 12th May in beautiful
#filey
, tickets at:
(image: Radio Times/Lion Television)
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Beyond honoured to feature in this line up of inspirational
#Barnsley
women by
@DanJarvisMP
marking
#InternationalWomensDay
- thank you so much!
#ProudofBarnsley
@BarnsleyMuseums
@BarnsleyCouncil
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@AlisonFisk
Plus the dog's distinctive pose is very reminiscent of the Egyptians' guardian-like black jackal god Anubis shown here. And since by Roman times Anubis was a close companion of Egypt's goddess Isis, who of course had a temple at Pompeii, it does make you wonder.......
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Fab turnout last night in C.12th St Mary's for film highlights of this year’s
@bigideassea
festival including
@DavidSillitoBBC
- plus an exhibition of finds from the accompanying Big Dig and exciting plans for
@bigideassea
2024 with
@yorkarchaeology
,
@MarieEWoods
,
@heritageadvUK
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Tonight we bring you the awesome Amenhotep III, and the stunning gold coffin face of our 18th dynasty 'Wigan Lady'
@WiganMuseum
- episode 3 of Immortal Egypt tonight on BBC4
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Our new blog at features the classic book ‘Isis in the Ancient World’ by Rex Witt, tracing the spread of the goddess’ worship from Egypt across the ancient world, with unexpected links to the surrealist art of Chorley-born Leonora Carrington 😍
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At this time of year, we look at some of the best Egyptian-inspired architecture in Yorkshire
@undercliffecem
inspired by this wonderful sphinx-in-the-snow image taken by John Dewhirst
@jpdewhirst
and our work with
@kytephotography
and
@BarnsleyMuseums
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Delighted that our touring exhibition for
@BarnsleyMuseums
‘Resurrecting Ancient Egypt: A Monumental Yorkshire Journey’ has now arrived at the Holding Space Gallery in Saltaire, combining our research on
#AncientEgyptYorks
with images
@undercliffecem
etc. by
@KytePhotography
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What a great night, concluding a very successful
#Filey
Literature Festival with our ‘Story of Egypt’ for an audience of old/new friends & the Mayor of Filey. Next stop
#Scarborough
with two amazing festivals, Big Ideas by the Sea & Books by the Beach - see you there! 📚😍📚
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For a little 'Paradise by the Pyramids' in May 🌞🌴🌞tickets for this Big Ideas by the Sea event now available at with the full fabulous programme at
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For
#InternationalCatDay
tomb scenes of Egyptian official Nebamun c.1360 BC show him hunting by the Nile while the cat beside him catches birds amidst the butterflies, the cat's eye originally overlaid with gold to shine out within the tomb's darkness
@CatsShelter
@CatsProtection
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Wonderful to see Stephen's work on the chemistry of mummification featured in this brilliant initiative by
@RoySocChem
and
@EnableScience
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Our wine-themed journey through ancient Egypt now continues at (image (c) 20th Century Fox)
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Joann's fascinating 'Egypt's Lost Queens' is coming your way again on BBC4 at 8pm this Thursday (June 21st) - covering some of the greats - Hatshepsut, Nefertari Arsinoe.
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@wmarybeard
Amelia remains a huge inspiration for so many reasons, so it was a massive honour to help unveil this blue plaque on one of her homes with
@TheEES
colleagues back in 2015 -
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The golden mask that can be seen in Wigan Museum. Sadly we don't know the name of the lady on the left - the one on the right is Prof Joann Fletcher
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For our first blog of 2024, wine seems most appropriate given its role in New Year celebrations in ancient Egypt too –
(Credit to fatsteprecords/pharaoh-wine for the great image!)
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The magician
@GW1962
from
@FrontRowLive360
here at last year's
#Tut22
exhibition
@EBMuseum
- builder of
#ancientEgyptian
virtual tombs & creator of 'wonderful things' at: (big thanks ❤️too to Lydia Ghobrial for the pic)
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Gold rim of C.13th BC drinking vessel featuring Hathor ‘the Golden One’ flanked by felines, from the Temple of cat goddess Bastet at Bubastis now in the Met Museum (image in public domain). For more wine in ancient Egypt subscribe at
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"Immortal Egypt" - Jo's fab 4-part series that spawned these tweets, is being repeated on BBC4 for the next few weeks - it's on the i-Player too. Tune in for the story of ancient Egypt as it's never been told before...
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This Easter with ‘Resurrecting Ancient Egypt' now at the Holding Space Gallery, explore the rich seam of Egyptian inspiration right here on our northern doorsteps in our new blog at: - and while there subscribe for free at
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Professor Joann Fletcher takes up post at Scarborough Museums and Galleries
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For no other reason than it's almost the weekend - stunning ancient Egyptian wine goblet and wine storage vessels
@BoltonLMS
with huge thanks to
@trumerz
for access and for this image, as featured in our new wine blog Cheers everyone!
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Hope you enjoyed the series - we loved making it - a great journey through a fascinating country
#JoannFletcher
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Enjoying more than a sip or two..... 🍷and to pay for it, check out this wonderful ancient Egyptian wine receipt, written in Greek on papyrus, and now
@BoltonLMS
- watch and subscribe at
(images: Getty Museum/Bolton Museum)
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With the first English account identifying
#Egypt
's pyramids as royal tombs produced by a
#Yorkshireman
in 1615, we'll be discussing this and many other 'Ancient Egypt & Yorkshire' connections
@UniOfHull
with
@HullUniEvents
:
#AncientEgyptYorks
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Brilliant to have our wonderful friend and longtime collaborator Dr Mohamed Solieman with us to launch 'Tut'22' here in Barnsley!
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This month’s blog at looks at ‘Egyptian Fiction’, taking in Bram Stoker and
@DrCWynne
, Anne Rice and
@chrisricewriter
plus Agatha Christie and
@thewilbursmith
-
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@AlisonFisk
@BoltonLMS
@trumerz
And we couldn't leave this discussion without sourcing some food for the little guys..... in this case a cricket caught c.2350 BC (image J.Livet)
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We hope you are enjoying the rerun of
@ImmortalEgypt
on BBC4. All the episodes will be available on the iPlayer tonight. It was an absolute pleasure to make it - amazing stories from an amazing country.
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Happy
#Caturday
, with this month’s Immortal Egypt blog celebrating the feline world of the pharaohs and Jo’s new role as patron of the wonderful Sheffield Cats Shelter
@CatsShelter
alongside the amazing
@FrankieSk8
aka 'Fairy Cat Mother'
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Joann's Lost Queens of Egypt is on BBC4 tonight - catch it on the iPlayer. It was a great show to make - good to see it repeated, exploring amazing female leaders from Hetepheres to Arsinoe.
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@sophie_charity
So proud to have been called 'the Goth Mary Poppins' by the Independent in their very kind review of the last series!
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You couldn't do the New Kingdom without a bit of Akhenaten - this statue is in Luxor Museum
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Do indeed catch up on the iPlayer - the golden mask of Wigan is an object of sublime beauty. If only we knew the name of its ancient Egyptian owner...
Immortal Egypt alert! The BBC are showing the fabulous Joann Fletcher
@ImmortalEgypt
again and tonight our amazing gold mask is featured! Don't worry if you miss it, it will be available to watch on iplayer! We can't wait ❤️
@WiganCouncil
#ancientegypt
#Egypt
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@AlisonFisk
And here is an almost contemporary ancient Egyptian razor found at Amarna, now in the superb collection
@BoltonLMS
and loaned to
@EBMuseum
for our recent Tutankhamun exhibition, with big thanks to
@trumerz
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@XposeTrophyHunt
When he is found, can something similar be done to him? But with no rescue provided.
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@HallHaigh
Just saying...
@Jim_Leary
On
#StGeorgesDay
here is
#ancientegypt
's Horus the falcon god slaying a crocodile in his role of 'hunter' or 'Gereg' in ancient Egyptian - believed by some to be the origin of the name George, discussed in my
#StoryofEgypt
book & at (image: Louvre)
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Tonight, the wonders of Karnak - especially amazing from on top of the pylon - BBC4 8pm
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🌴🌞🌴For some 'Paradise by the Pyramids' at this year’s Big Ideas By The Sea festival in beautiful
#Scarborough
, find more info at with tickets at (amazing image
@menavisualss
)
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Tomorrow night we reach the spectacular New Kingdom: golden masks, colossi, tomb robbers and all! 8pm BBC4 20th March
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Coming soon, on 17th Nov Joann is giving a fascinating talk about animals in Ancient Egypt to raise funds for Kirkbymoorside library and raise awareness of endangered animal species
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This month's Immortal Egypt blog looks at the 'Hidden Histories of the Hairpin', taking us from ancient Egypt to Roman York, meeting hairdressers Henut and Eiras along the way and starring a red-haired Cleopatra and the ‘Wearers of Black’
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@carolemadge
Amazing! And see also the wonderful project to restore the 22 metre high statue of the great Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III at Karnak by the University of Córdoba as part of the work of the Spanish-Egyptian Mission
Un equipo científico cordobés dirige la mayor reconstrucción de un coloso faraónico en Egipto
<<Se trata de una operación sin precedentes coordinada por la egiptóloga Marina Esteve, bajo un proyecto de la Universidad de Córdoba ejecutado en Karnak>>
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@BarnsleyCouncil
@Mayor_Barnsley
@BarnsleyHospice
Brilliant achievement! Proud to have worked alongside
@Mayor_Barnsley
last year to unveil the plaque to
#Barnsley
born
#Egyptologist
Harold Jones with
@BarnsCivicTrust
,
@BarnsArchives
,
@lynnfinlay1
&
@GW1962
- a day we'll never forget ❤️
#AncientEgyptYorks
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Famous castle to host Egyptian event 100 years after tomb discovery
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Hi everyone - just to say some 'dubious source' is pretending to be me at
@JoannFletc47857
But I have only ever been
@ImmortalEgypt
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Great news that last night's talk made several hundred pounds for St. Mark's Church here in beautiful
#Scarborough
- always good to meet up with old friends too 😊
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@AlisonFisk
Yes - we were even allowed to handle these objects when filming our BBC2 2-part series about Kha and Merit at with footage 8 minutes in at
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@AlisonFisk
The
#Jorvik
#Viking
Centre even has evidence of trade between Viking York and
#Egypt
's
#RedSea
via cowrie shells like this, for which see (image: Jorvik Centre)
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Very nice line in Radio Times - who wouldn't want to be described as an "Egyptological Anorak"? Catch it on the iPlayer whilst you can!
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@cherwellcats
A beautiful Egyptian tortoiseshell by the sea in beautiful Alexandria!
#catsoftwitter
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@DrJEBall
....see also this wonderful
#ancientEgyptian
example made c.1400-1300 BC 🍇 (image Louvre) along with matching glazed grape bunches made to hang from
#Egypt
's royal ceilings of similar date, like these from
@BoltonLMS
in our film at
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A brilliant event in Bolton, bringing Ancient Egypt back to life.
Many thanks to Prof. Joann Fletcher and Dr. Stephen Buckley for their fascinating look at daily life in Ancient Egypt with Kha and Meryt this evening. Hope to see you back in Bolton soon!
#BoltonsEgypt
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Just announced - this year’s Scarborough Book Festival ‘Books by the Beach’ lineup! So come and join us for ‘Wine in Ancient Egypt: from the temples of the gods to the table of Cleopatra’ with booking details at:
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@GrecianGirly
And for more Tuthmosis III see:
For our new virtual tour, blog and film of this amazing place see:
#ancientegypt
#valleyofthekings
#boltonsegypt
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Meet a next generation Egyptologist! Prof Charlie in the making!!
Just had to share this! Charlie brought this amazing Egyptian coffin and mummy in to show us that he made at home out of clay. It's even covered in gold relief! He says he wants to be an Egyptologist and Joann Fletcher is his inspiration. Awesome!
@WiganCouncil
@ImmortalEgypt
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@Jim_Leary
On
#StGeorgesDay
here is
#ancientegypt
's Horus the falcon god slaying a crocodile in his role of 'hunter' or 'Gereg' in ancient Egyptian - believed by some to be the origin of the name George, discussed in my
#StoryofEgypt
book & at (image: Louvre)
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Wonderous things coming soon in Barnsley! Look out for Jo's exhibitions.
Barnsley Museums to debut 3 original exhibitions by Joann Fletcher that unlock the hidden stories of Egypt’s past
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Major discovery in Egypt made by Barcelona Museum archaeologists
What great news! Huge congratulations to
@Museu_Egipci
and
@Maixaixa
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@theoldcourts
@WiganTours
@WiganYouthZone
@WiganMuseum
One of our very favourite museums, honoured to work with
@WiganMuseum
😍
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This April head to Scarborough for Books (and Egypt) by the Beach! Joann is the opening speaker at the Scarborough Literary Festival on Thurs 11 April. All the info here:
Our festival launches in Ancient Egypt this April - where writing began!
@ImmortalEgypt
Meet
#joannfletcher
Egyptologist Thurs 11 April 10.30am
@ScarboroughUK
library
@Scarboro_News
#History
#Egypt
tickets on sale
@thesjt
tel 01723 370541 Sat 9 Feb.
@BBCYork
@YorkUnews
Hurry!
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Great to hear that so many people are enjoying the Immortal Egypt series re-run on BBC4 at the moment. It's on the iPlayer if you've missed it.
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Something to enjoy tonight at 8pm BBC4 Ep 1 of Immortal Egypt. Here's a photo revealing how to fake rain on a dry day in Luxor.
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Jo's wonderful book, The Story of Egypt, is now out in paperback. A perfect late-summer read.
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