Taylor Deane

Egyptology PhD Candidate. Procrastibaker. Cross-stitcher. Loves when ancient Egyptian scribes decapitate horned vipers and use the bad bird determinant.

[Megan Lewis @digi_hammurabi]

Yeah so I just emailed a publisher about writing a proposal.

I’ve got ideas about who I want to ask, but if you’re interested in contributing a chapter on why people should care about the study of the ancient world then please DM me!

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

I’m not alone. 🧐

[Dr. Brooke Norton @bookofbrooke]

Check out the Badè Museum & Archaeological Research Facility (Berkeley) lectures series “New Perspectives on Ancient Nubia” - Oct 2020 - May 2021, starting October 29th at noon PST. Watch live or catch up on recorded lectures on the ARF YouTube channel: https://t.co/fObsjFVgFk

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

This is my kind of thread...

[Foy Scalf @FDS_III]

The term for "forefather" has been read as "father of his father" or "father of the father of (his) father." Here the horned viper hieroglyph is repeated to indicated that the word "father" is to be repeated and saves space from having to write out "father" multiple times. 3/

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

Smiting a foreigner at #Philae.
What’s your best photo re-enactment?? I can’t be the only one who forces my friends to do these... 😆

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

@monznomad Try plantcultcairo on Instagram! They’ve had bonsai in the past

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

@fkeshk Congratulations! One of many 😊

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

Took a break from writing and arranged some stamps collected from my latest trip to Egypt to frame at my desk. I can’t pick a favorite!!

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

A reminder to myself... 😬

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

@llisonmickel Very “Motel of the Mysteries”-esque. Nice!

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

January 2020 BC (before Covid)

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

Reminiscing about how exciting it was to learn about second breakfast while working in #Luxor for the first time... @cairopolitan made it easy to recreate the scene back home with a spoiled dog instead of a Karnak kitty 😂

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

Registered!

[American Research Center in Egypt @ARCENational]

On August 30 @BumbaughSolange shares her research on The Goddess Isis and the Kingdom of Meroe. As a Black Egyptologist Ashby finds personal importance in investigating the southern connections evident in Egyptian ancient religious practices. Register now: https://t.co/EYpmgiDIoN

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

Exciting news!

[Megan Lewis @digi_hammurabi]

I've been working on this for a little while, along with the rest of the HAPS board members, and we're finally ready to launch! We're all incredibly excited about this, and I can't wait to start accepting applications.

[Megan Lewis @digi_hammurabi]

This is SO MUCH EASIER than writing cuneiform on cookie dough 😂

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

Never did I think I would wake up before sunrise to exercise... That was before experiencing Egypt in the summer 😉

[Interdisciplinary Egyptology @IntEgJournal]

🚨PRESS RELEASE🚨

We’re thrilled to introduce “Interdisciplinary Egyptology” (IntEg)
A journal by Egyptologists, for Egyptologists. All of us!

• Fully online
• Peer-reviewed
• Free-to-publish
• FREE #OpenAccess

Key points in the thread below
Details in the press release👇

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

Sign me up! Looking forward to this lecture

[Fatma Keshk @fkeshk]

We are glad to invite you to the first online lecture by "The Place and the People", if you would like to register please send us an email on [email protected] #Egypt #heritage

[Taylor Deane @the_badbird]

@ManonYSchutz Ah, the irony after presenting “A good night’s sleep” 😉
Fantastic lecture, by the way!