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.

🏛 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

🏛 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

🏛 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

🏛 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

📣 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...

🏛 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...

🏛 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

📣 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...

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 · 3mo ago

📣 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

📣 "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

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 · 4mo ago

📣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...

🏛 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...

📣 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.

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

British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS)@bilnas.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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!

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!

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 · 3mo ago

📣 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...

🏛 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...

Libyan Studies' #openaccess #PaperOfTheMonth is "Exterior vs. interior in early Maghribi mosques" : 📚 https://cup.org/4unTrsB Explore the entire #Architecture collection, free to read until 20 April:🏺 https://cup.org/3PeIT05 @bilnas.bsky.social

📣 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

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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📣 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...

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 · 4mo ago

📣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...

🏛 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

🏛 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

Check out a brand‑new curated collection on Architecture from Libyan Studies, free to access until 15 May: 📚 https://cup.org/4eJCHY6 #LibyanStudies #Architecture @bilnas.bsky.social

📣 "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...

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 · 4mo ago

📣 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!

📣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...

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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🏛 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

📣 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

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 · 4mo ago

📣 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...

📣 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...

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 · 5mo ago

🏛 '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

🏛 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

📚 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...

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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📣 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.

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 · 4mo ago

📣 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!

🏛 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.