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British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies (BILNAS) is a membership body sponsored by @BritishAcademy_ We support scholars in Libya and the region

Roman Olive Oil Processing Plants Excavated in Tunisia A monumental torcularium (oil pressing facility) with 12 beam presses was discovered, making it the second largest such facility known in the Roman Empire. archaeology.org/news/2025/11/2… - via @archaeologymag


The Head of the Department of Museums and Archaeological Stores at Benghazi Antiquities Inspectorate said this work is part of a plan to improve the storage environment and increase the efficiency of artifact preservation in preparation for scientific research and museum display.

Work continues on the preservation and maintenance of artifacts in Benghazi libyaupdate.com/work-continues… The #Libya Update

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📢 Just one week to go until this year's BILNAS Annual Lecture: "The Making of Medieval Morocco – State-Building and Everyday Life on the Edge of Empire" by Prof Corisande Fenwick. See below for more details and follow this link to reserve your spot: tinyurl.com/3t6w4yzu

📣 Join us at @BritishAcademy_ for this year's ANNUAL Lecture. "The Making of Medieval Morocco: State-Building and Everyday Life on the Edge of Empire" by Corisande Fenwick. 📆 Thursday 27 Nov at 6:30pm 📍The British Academy, London 💻 Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/bilnas-annua…

LibyanStudies's tweet image. 📣 Join us at @BritishAcademy_ for this year's ANNUAL Lecture.

"The Making of Medieval Morocco: State-Building and Everyday Life on the Edge of Empire" by Corisande Fenwick.

📆 Thursday 27 Nov at 6:30pm 

📍The British Academy, London

💻 Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/bilnas-annua…


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Benghazi Antiquities Control finishes cleaning Ottoman rifles libyaupdate.com/benghazi-antiq… The #Libya Update

TheLibyaUpdate's tweet image. Benghazi Antiquities Control finishes cleaning Ottoman rifles

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The #Libya Update

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📣 JOB OPPORTUNITY at Bilkent University, Department of Archaeology 📝Assistant or Associate Professor in Archaeology ⏰ January 16, 2026 Check the call for application at: stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/HART2…


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The British Institute of Persian Studies welcomes applications for Outreach Project Grants, the Masters’ Dissertation Award, and the BIPS Research Fellowship! Full details are on the BIPS website.

BIPS_Britac's tweet image. The British Institute of Persian Studies welcomes applications for Outreach Project Grants, the Masters’ Dissertation Award, and the BIPS Research Fellowship! Full details are on the BIPS website.

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Italian camel artillery during the Italo-Turkish War. Libya. 1911 🇱🇾

menavisualss's tweet image. Italian camel artillery during the Italo-Turkish War. Libya. 1911 🇱🇾

Moroccan and Polish archaeologists have discovered new Roman-era structures near the ancient site of Volubilis, revealing fresh evidence of military architecture in Morocco dating back nearly two millennia. barlamantoday.com/2025/11/05/arc…


📣 Join us at @BritishAcademy_ for this year's ANNUAL Lecture. "The Making of Medieval Morocco: State-Building and Everyday Life on the Edge of Empire" by Corisande Fenwick. 📆 Thursday 27 Nov at 6:30pm 📍The British Academy, London 💻 Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/bilnas-annua…

LibyanStudies's tweet image. 📣 Join us at @BritishAcademy_ for this year's ANNUAL Lecture.

"The Making of Medieval Morocco: State-Building and Everyday Life on the Edge of Empire" by Corisande Fenwick.

📆 Thursday 27 Nov at 6:30pm 

📍The British Academy, London

💻 Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/bilnas-annua…

BILNAS Lecture: “Women Explorers in North Africa" Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1pm (GMT) for what promises to be a fascinating and inspiring presentation by BILNAS Archivist Dr Anne Marie Williamson. 💻 Online via Zoom; register on @TheEES website (link below). All welcome!

@TheEES-@LibyanStudies Spotlight: Women Explorers in North Africa 📅TOMORROW⏰1pm🇬🇧3pm🇪🇬 Meet nine remarkable women who refused to be confined by society’s expectations, instead setting their sights on North Africa’s vast deserts and hidden histories. 🎫ees.ac.uk/whats-on/event…

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📅TOMORROW⏰1pm🇬🇧3pm🇪🇬

Meet nine remarkable women who refused to be confined by society’s expectations, instead setting their sights on North Africa’s vast deserts and hidden histories.
🎫ees.ac.uk/whats-on/event…


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📸Above: Florence Baker, accompanied her husband on a quest for the source of the Nile, depicted on a camel in the mid-19th Century CE. Register your place today to attend 'Women Explorers in North Africa' live or to receive the recording link afterwards. ees.ac.uk/whats-on/event…


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@TheEES-@LibyanStudies Spotlight: Women Explorers in North Africa 📅TOMORROW⏰1pm🇬🇧3pm🇪🇬 Meet nine remarkable women who refused to be confined by society’s expectations, instead setting their sights on North Africa’s vast deserts and hidden histories. 🎫ees.ac.uk/whats-on/event…

TheEES's tweet image. @TheEES-@LibyanStudies Spotlight: Women Explorers in North Africa
📅TOMORROW⏰1pm🇬🇧3pm🇪🇬

Meet nine remarkable women who refused to be confined by society’s expectations, instead setting their sights on North Africa’s vast deserts and hidden histories.
🎫ees.ac.uk/whats-on/event…

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Discovery of a new archaeological site in Shahhat dating back to the Hellenistic period libyaupdate.com/discovery-of-a… The #Libya Update

TheLibyaUpdate's tweet image. Discovery of a new archaeological site in Shahhat dating back to the Hellenistic period

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The #Libya Update

📣 Last week's BILNAS lecture is now available to view on our YouTube channel: "Crumbling History – The Fading Material Culture of the Tataouine Region (Tunisia) & the Jebel Nafusa (Libya)" by Anna Leone. Click on the link to view the recording: youtu.be/umsnjWQQuis

LibyanStudies's tweet image. 📣 Last week's BILNAS lecture is now available to view on our YouTube channel:  

"Crumbling History – The Fading Material Culture of the Tataouine Region (Tunisia) & the Jebel Nafusa (Libya)" by Anna Leone.
  
Click on the link to view the recording: youtu.be/umsnjWQQuis

📢 Event Reminder “Women Explorers in North Africa" by Dr Anne Marie Williamson. Join us next Tuesday, November 4th, at 1pm (UK time) for our first joint lecture with @TheEES To register, follow this link to the Egypt Exploration Society website: ees.ac.uk/whats-on/event…

📢We are excited to announce our first joint lecture with the Egypt Exploration Society @TheEES “Women Explorers in North Africa.” 📆 Tuesday 4 Nov at 1pm (UK time) BILNAS archivist Anne Marie Williamson combines Andrew Goudie’s research on the subject with her own findings.

LibyanStudies's tweet image. 📢We are excited to announce our first joint lecture with the Egypt Exploration Society @TheEES 

“Women Explorers in North Africa.”

📆 Tuesday 4 Nov at 1pm (UK time) 

BILNAS archivist Anne Marie Williamson combines Andrew Goudie’s research on the subject with her own findings.


📣 Last call for tomorrow's BILNAS lecture, which will be delivered by our director, Prof Anna Leone @AnnaLeo05395890 "Crumbling History – The Fading Material Culture of the Tataouine Region (Tunisia) and the Jebel Nafusa (Libya)" 📆 Thurs 23 October, 5pm (BST). All welcome!

⏰Just 48 hours to go until the next BILNAS lecture. Join us this Thursday (23 October) at 5pm (UK time) for: "Crumbling History – The Fading Material Culture of the Tataouine Region (Tunisia) and the Jebel Nafusa (Libya)" by Anna Leone. This is a Zoom event. All welcome!



⏰Just 48 hours to go until the next BILNAS lecture. Join us this Thursday (23 October) at 5pm (UK time) for: "Crumbling History – The Fading Material Culture of the Tataouine Region (Tunisia) and the Jebel Nafusa (Libya)" by Anna Leone. This is a Zoom event. All welcome!

📣 Join us for the next BILNAS Lecture "Crumbling History – The Fading Material Culture of the Tataouine Region (Tunisia) and the Jebel Nafusa (Libya)" by Anna Leone 📆 Thursday 23 October at 5pm (UK time) via Zoom 💻 For more details and to register: bilnas.org/event/crumblin…



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According to Herodotus (Hist. 4.187), who travelled to Cyrenaica (eastern Libya) and encountered many Libyans, the ancient Libyans were regarded as the healthiest and most vigorous men known to the Greeks, a condition which, as Libyans themselves explained, derived from their…

TMauretanian's tweet image. According to Herodotus (Hist. 4.187), who travelled to Cyrenaica (eastern Libya) and encountered many Libyans, the ancient Libyans were regarded as the healthiest and most vigorous men known to the Greeks, a condition which, as Libyans themselves explained, derived from their…
TMauretanian's tweet image. According to Herodotus (Hist. 4.187), who travelled to Cyrenaica (eastern Libya) and encountered many Libyans, the ancient Libyans were regarded as the healthiest and most vigorous men known to the Greeks, a condition which, as Libyans themselves explained, derived from their…
TMauretanian's tweet image. According to Herodotus (Hist. 4.187), who travelled to Cyrenaica (eastern Libya) and encountered many Libyans, the ancient Libyans were regarded as the healthiest and most vigorous men known to the Greeks, a condition which, as Libyans themselves explained, derived from their…

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