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eloquentpeasant

  1. @onion2k Considering more time passed between the building of the pyramids & Cleopatra than Cleopatra & now we’re not going to run out soon! 22 minutes ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to onion2k
  2. Looking forward to speaking today at the Thinking Digital conference about Egyptian antiquities during the revolution & the internet #TDC12 about 10 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS
  3. @Cr8tveBarnsley Thanks! I'm looking forward to it too- hope to see you there tomorrow! about 19 hours ago via Twitter for Mac in reply to Cr8tveBarnsley
  4. Looters arrested and artefacts seized in Luxor & Aswan: egyptindependent.com/news/police-ar… about 19 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  5. Sad news of extensive illegal building on the ancient site of Abu Roash. Google translate: bit.ly/JTgkr0 Arabic: almasryalyoum.com/node/849736 about 19 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
  6. @somaro_s Thanks for sneaking us into Time Travellers Bureau today- so much fun! Good luck w/ upcoming exhibitions, I hope to see them! 10:34 AM May 15th via Tweetbot for iOS
  7. Illegal digs in #Egypt have increased by a staggering 100x over the past 16 months: english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/… 3:49 AM May 13th via Twitter for Mac
  8. A rare photo of Howard Carter taken during his early work for @TheEES at Deir el Bahri: flickr.com/photos/egyptex… via @chrisnaunton 3:40 PM May 9th via Twitter for Mac
  9. Watch the video in my post for images of the restoration work on the Tut objects damaged in looting last year eloquentpeasant.com/2012/05/09/on-… 1:24 PM May 9th via Twitter for Mac
  10. New blog post: On Howard Carter’s birthday, recent research on Tutankhamun & the restoration of his damaged artefacts eloquentpeasant.com/2012/05/09/on-… 1:21 PM May 9th via Twitter for Mac
  11. @geoff_n Haha, great idea! I'm not sure I'd want to be Mut though- mispronounced it doesn't sound so great! Maybe substitute Sekhmet :) 4:06 PM May 7th via web in reply to geoff_n
  12. Makeover for three goddesses: temples dedicated to Mut, Isis & Hathor are undergoing restoration in Luxor & Aswan weekly.ahram.org.eg/2012/1096/heri… 2:49 PM May 7th via Twitter for Mac
  13. Can the ICOM Red List protect Egypt's cultural heritage? egyptindependent.com/news/can-red-l… 2:45 PM May 7th via Twitter for Mac
  14. A walk through the Institut d'Egypte wreckage: egyptindependent.com/news/walk-thro… 2:43 PM May 7th via Twitter for Mac
  • Name Margaret Maitland
  • Location London, UK
  • Web http://www.eloque...
  • Bio Egyptologist, trainee curator in ancient Egypt with the British Museum & Great North Museum: Hancock, PhD student at Oxford
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