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Debborah Donnelly

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Egyptian archaeologist, environmentalist🌲🐝, gemmologist💎, ceramicist🏺, photographer📷, veteran Canadian Navy Officer⚓ #Egypt #archaeology #travelblog https://www.debborahdonnelly.ca/

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Integrated geophysical techniques for archaeological exploration of subsurface tombs in Saqqara necropolis, Giza, Egypt - npj Heritage Science npj Heritage Science - Integrated geophysical techniques for archaeological exploration of subsurface tombs in Saqqara necropolis, Giza, Egypt

Integrated geophysical techniques for archaeological exploration of subsurface tombs in #Saqqara necropolis, Giza, Egypt
#archaeology #Egyptology
www.nature.com/articles/s40...

08.10.2025 04:00 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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News - Historic Artifacts Recovered from Vulture Nests in Spain - Archaeology Magazine CIUDAD REAL, SPAIN—According to a Phys.org report, scientists led by Antoni Margalida of the Institute […]

Fascinating!
Historic Artifacts Recovered from Vulture Nests in Spain
#archaeology
archaeology.org/news/2025/10... - via @archaeologymag

08.10.2025 03:57 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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3,000-Year-Old Tax Dispute Reveals Mycenaean Greece's Legal Thinking - GreekReporter.com Clay tablets from Pylos in southern Greece reveal a 3,000-year-old tax dispute that uncovers Mycenaean Greece’s legal system.

3,000-Year-Old Tax Dispute Reveals #Mycenaean Greece’s Legal Thinking
#Greece #archaeology
greekreporter.com/2025/10/07/t...

08.10.2025 03:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Khaled El-Enany Wins UNESCO in a Landslide as Egypt Marks a Defining Cultural Victory. Read full article ⁦‪‬⁩ shorturl.at/qt13T ⁦‪#Egypt‬⁩ ⁦‪#UNESCO‬ @indyfromspace.bsky.social @egyptologylessons.bsky.social @debborahdonnelly.bsky.social @wadjetweret.bsky.social

07.10.2025 12:51 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Return to Knossos — The Road Less Travelled Caroline and I worked in Knossos back in 2008, as part of the Knossos Urban Landscape Project. We ventured back in 2025 as part of a reunion tour.

Return to Knossos

A reunion tour of two Canadian archaeologists to the site of Knossos where they spent a summer in 2008 doing survey in the hills.

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07.10.2025 03:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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rainbow aft of the Roman Odeon at Ancient Korinth, Greece
#archaeology

06.10.2025 12:19 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Egypt opens one of the Valley of the Kings' largest tombs – DW – 10/04/2025 The tomb of Amenhotep III has been opened to the public after undergoing 20 years of renovation with support from the Japanese government and UNESCO.

Egypt opens one of the Valley of the Kings' largest tombs
Amenhotep III #KV22
#Egyptology #archaeology
www.dw.com/en/egypt-ope...

06.10.2025 12:16 — 👍 25    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Marble funerary sphinx (575-550 BC)
#archaeology

04.10.2025 14:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sphinx - in the archaeological museum of Ancient Corinth
#Greece

04.10.2025 14:26 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Ancient Statue of ‘Messi’ Found in Egypt Stuns Experts — It’s Unlike Anything Seen From 4,000 Years Ago A mysterious statue buried beneath the sands of Saqqara has stunned archaeologists with features never seen before in Old Kingdom Egypt.

Ancient Egyptian Statue of ‘Messi’ Found in Egypt Stuns Experts — It’s Unlike Anything Seen From 4,000 Years Ago
#Egyptology
dailygalaxy.com/2025/10/anci...

03.10.2025 14:50 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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A #Mycenaean clay amphora from the Late Bronze Age is being presented for the first time at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki - ProtoThema English en.protothema.gr/2025/10/02/a...

03.10.2025 02:55 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Ammonnews : Umm al-Jimal Completes First Phase of Archaeological Canal Rehabilitation Umm al-Jimal Municipality has completed the first phase of the Wadi Umm al-Jimal Archaeological Canal Rehabilitation...

Umm al-Jimal Completes First Phase of Archaeological Canal Rehabilitation
#Jordan #archaeology
en.ammonnews.net/article/85251

03.10.2025 02:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Protecting Arab Heritage in Conflict Zones Is a Moral Duty, Says El-Kahlawy to SEE News | Sada Elbalad As the 28th International Conference of the Arab Council of the Union of Arab Archaeologists approaches, renowned Islamic archaeology professor Dr. Mohamed El-Kahlawy has issued a strong warning:

Protecting Arab Heritage in Conflict Zones Is a Moral Duty, Says El-Kahlawy to SEE News
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03.10.2025 02:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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12,000-Year-Old Camel Engravings Found in Arabia Helped Travelers Find Water - GreekReporter.com Ancient camel depictions in Arabia may have marked vital water sources, revealing how early humans adapted to desert life.

12,000-Year-Old Camel Engravings Found in #Arabia Helped Travelers Find Water
#archaeology
greekreporter.com/2025/10/01/c...

02.10.2025 05:14 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Botanical Park of Crete: Rooted in Fire, Inspiring Hope - GreekReporter.com The Botanical Park of Crete was established through the efforts of a family that lost thousands of olive trees in a devastating wildfire.

Botanical Park of #Crete: Rooted in Fire, Inspiring Hope
greekreporter.com/2025/10/01/b...

01.10.2025 06:41 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Haikus for Nature IX — The Road Less Travelled IX - Results for my #WhatsYour60 challenge - September, 2025 - Photo: Fish Creek Provincial Park

Haikus for Nature IX

September, 2025

Writing haikus as part of my ‘What’s Your 60?’ challenge…

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30.09.2025 06:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Extraordinary 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck discovered in Croatia

Extraordinary 2,000-year-old #Roman shipwreck discovered in Croatia
www.croatiaweek.com/extraordinar...

28.09.2025 13:54 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Celebrating our Oceans — The Road Less Travelled Photo: View of the Ionian Sea from the trail above Arethousa’s Spring, Ithaca, Greece (2014)

Celebrating our Oceans

World Maritime Day 2025
‘Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity’

#WorldMaritimeDay
www.debborahdonnelly.ca/blog/celebra...

25.09.2025 13:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
black and white cat stretching in the morning sun, Heraklion, Crete (22 Sep 2025)

black and white cat stretching in the morning sun, Heraklion, Crete (22 Sep 2025)

Morning yoga stretches....Heraklion, #Crete

22.09.2025 13:37 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bronze Age Settlement and Richly Furnished Tombs Unearthed in Cyprus - GreekReporter.com Archaeologists in Cyprus uncovered a Bronze Age settlement and cemetery at Erimi, revealing a central building, northern gate, and tombs.

Bronze Age Settlement and Richly Furnished Tombs Unearthed in #Erimi #Cyprus
#archaeology
greekreporter.com/2025/09/19/b...

20.09.2025 12:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The Natural and Cultural Reserve of Ennedi in Chad.

The Natural and Cultural Reserve of Ennedi in Chad.

Prehistoric legacies of ‘Green Sahara’ could be engine for tourism
#Chad #Sahara #archaeology
thearabweekly.com/prehistoric-...

20.09.2025 12:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Major Upgrades Planned for Knossos Palace and Chania’s Mocenigo Bastion | GTP Headlines The Knossos Palace and Mocenigo Bastion sites on Crete will undergo upgrades worth 5 million euros, according to the Greek Culture Ministry.

Knossos and Chania #Crete
#travel #heritage
news.gtp.gr/2025/09/18/m...

19.09.2025 15:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Freediving in Pavlopetri, the World's Oldest Sunken City in Greece - GreekReporter.com Pavlopetri, the world's oldest sunken city, located in the eastern part of the Peloponnese, Greece remains the perfect place for freediving.

Freediving in Pavlopetri, the World’s Oldest (5,000 yo) Sunken City in #Greece
#diving #archaeology
greekreporter.com/2025/09/18/f...

19.09.2025 15:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Uncovering Imet: An ancient Egyptian city in the Nile delta | The Past Excavations at Tell Nabasha are shedding new light on life in a delta city, and the death of its great temple. To find out more, Matthew Symonds spoke to Ni ...

Uncovering Imet: An ancient Egyptian city in the Nile delta
#Egypt #archaeology #Egyptology
the-past.com/feature/unco...

19.09.2025 06:04 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Talk to the gods: The best archaeological sites to visit in Mexico City Whether in the subway system or next to a Catholic cathedral, the best archaeological sites in Mexico City are often hidden in plain sight.

Talk to the gods: The best archaeological sites to visit in #Mexico City
#archaeology #travel
mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/talk...

19.09.2025 06:02 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'Extremely unusual' discovery of wampum beads in Ferryland believed to be province's first | CBC News One Memorial University graduate student came across seven wampum while digging at the Colony of Avalon earlier this summer — and one archaeologist says the discovery changes what we know about life a...

'Extremely unusual' discovery of wampum beads in Ferryland believed to be province's first
#NL #archaeology
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

19.09.2025 06:00 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Calling all photographers! Current World Archaeology Photo of the Year 2026 | The Past As summer comes to an end, it is the perfect time to reflect on any heritage filled travels, archaeological projects, or visits to historical sites around t ...

Calling all photographers! Current World Archaeology Photo of the Year 2026
#photography #archaeology
the-past.com/shorts/compe...

18.09.2025 14:33 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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A Semester Across Canada - Part II — The Road Less Travelled Guest post by Sara Heerema about her cross-country journey in 2021. Part II - The Maritimes Photo: Signal Hill, NL

A Semester Across Canada
Part II - The Maritimes
Guest post by @saramarigold.bsky.social
#travel #Canada
www.debborahdonnelly.ca/blog/a-semes...

18.09.2025 12:24 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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17.09.2025 17:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Egypt says 3,000-year-old gold bracelet missing from museum A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet has gone missing from a restoration laboratory of Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, the country’s antiquities ministry said.

Egypt says 3,000-year-old gold bracelet missing from Cairo museum
#Egypt #museum #security #Egyptology
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

17.09.2025 16:27 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

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