Michelle Kay

archaeologist | sessional academic @mq_dha | researching tattoos and identity in the ancient Nile Valley (she/her)

[Arts Graduate Research MQ @ArtsHDR_MQ]

Check out PhD candidate Madeline Jenkins (@jenkins_made) and supervisor extraordinaire Dr @DiBiaseDyson on The Heart of the Matter podcast - delving into the significance of the heart for Ancient Egyptians!
https://t.co/hASqYBeU5O

[Mehreen Faruqi @MehreenFaruqi]

The #ViceChancellor of #MelbourneUni earns roughly as much as Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak combined.

Let that sink in while you consider the millions of dollars in wages stolen from underpaid, overworked staff.

#SenateEstimates

[Damien Cahill @DamienCahill8]

Amazing turnout by @NTEUnion members at Macquarie Uni, stopping work for safe and healthy workloads, secure jobs and a fair pay rise. #BetterMQ

[EXARC @exarc_net]

Tattooing and Skin Markings on Human Mummies. Hear the authors’ voices on 1st May at EAC13.

2023 May: 13th Experimental Archaeology Conference #EAC13, Torun, Poland | EXARC

#EXARC #Experimental #Archaeology #eac13 #reenactment #conference #tatoo #mummy

[Michelle Kay @mickyckay]

@DisabilityEgypt @hannah_vogel8 @DisabledArchaeo @e_jgraham congratulations!! so excited to see this work progress 💕

[Disability in Ancient Egypt @DisabilityEgypt]

We're (@hannah_vogel8 @DisabledArchaeo) thrilled to have officially signed the contract for "Disability in Ancient Egypt and Egyptology: All Our Yesterdays" with Routledge Studies in Ancient Disabilities. Series Editor (@e_jgraham). Follow @DisabilityEgypt for updates.😇

[Macquarie University History and Archaeology @mq_dha]

Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. Today & every day, our Department stands with our Transgender & Gender Diverse staff, students & community members. We celebrate & value Trans contributions & experiences in our disciplines & the world 💙🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍⚧️🤍 #TDOV2023

[Hannah Vogel @hannah_vogel8]

What a great panel today! Such incredible humans in our dha community. Thanks so much @mq_dha for the opportunity to develop this panel and share my research and activism! Always happy to talk more about #DisabilityHistory (and IN history!) & #Archaeology

[Macquarie University History and Archaeology @mq_dha]

Congratulations to Ronika Power [@RKP_Industries], our Professor of Bioarchaeology, for being named as one of the 50 women at the cutting edge of #Science in #Australia by @riaus @CosmosMagazine! 🥳
A great achievement for RKP’s Research Group, the DHA, @mq_arts & @Macquarie_Uni!

[Prof. Ronika Power @RKP_Industries]

My #ResearchGroup attended today’s #InternationalWomensDay2023 event @Macquarie_Uni. Nicole Gower, VP Professional Services, & @LisaAnnese, CEO @DivCouncilAus, explored how inclusion drives innovation & positive change, & increases equity for people of all backgrounds & abilities

[Michelle Kay @mickyckay]

thank you @rebsheehan @RKP_Industries for facilitating this important discussion! so interesting and inspiring to hear everyone’s perspectives on this multifaceted question

[Macquarie University History and Archaeology @mq_dha]

For #InternationalWomensDay2023 , @rebsheehan hosted a hybrid discussion: "Women in Ancient, Modern & Future Worlds: Where Do We Stand?" A valuable chance for our community to align research interests & co-create an agenda around this facet of gender studies in our collective.

[Michelle Kay @mickyckay]

@hannah_vogel8 @RKP_Industries congrats Hannah!! can’t wait to read it

[Michelle Kay @mickyckay]

@aaronmdesouza @MuseoEgizio can’t wait to watch it!!

[Dr Anna-Latifa Mourad د. آنا-لطيفة مراد @anna_latifa]

While the damage to historical and archaeological sites in #earthquake-affected areas of Syria and Turkiye is devastating, now is not the time to focus on these monuments. Now is the time to focus on people. Below are a couple of ways:

[Honouring the Ancient Dead @AncientDead]

Recent press reports @museumsassociation have highlighted a trend for museums to move away from the term “mummy” when talking about ancient Egyptian human remains, instead preferring the term 'mummified remains' or even 'mummified person'. The latter being HAD's preference.

[Michelle Kay @mickyckay]

@aaronmdesouza @RKP_Industries @ArtsMResMQ @mq_dha @malfy_c @EvieLB13 @hannah_vogel8 @theacaciahouse @AJ_Doubleday thank you Aaron!! I’m so grateful to have had both of you as supervisors ❤️

[زينب @ZeinabMSalih]

Young Sudanese archaeologists dig up history as ‘west knows best’ era ends | Sudan | The Guardian

⁦⁩ https://t.co/5cEL3ajJKs

[Michelle Kay @mickyckay]

@osteo_clo totally agree! I minored in human rights as part of my BSc/BA which informed my
ethical approaches & practices, especially in terms of engaging with human remains and descendent communities. interdisciplinarity in education is so valuable!!

[Michelle Kay @mickyckay]

@RKP_Industries @aaronmdesouza @mq_dha thank you RKP, you have been such an incredible mentor and supervisor over the last (nearly) two years
💖💖💖 looking forward to the next project!!

[Michelle Kay @mickyckay]

she's done!!! massive thanks to my amazing supervisors @RKP_Industries & @aaronmdesouza, and shout out to everyone at @mq_dha for all the support and encouragement I've received during my candidature