Dr Lindsay Allen

lecturer in ancient history at KCL. Working on ancient Iran, Persepolis & history of collecting & scholarship re: both 🦣 [email protected] 🟦🌤️ too.

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

The Cultural Heritage Watch platform not only documents the damage to Iran’s heritage in wartime but preserves the social memories and meanings of these places. Read the newest ANE Today by Kiersten Neumann here: https://t.co/ktnsNxlxs8
#Iran #CulturalHeritage

[No Context Tobey Maguire @OocTobeyM]

⭐ Captain America: Civil War (2016) — Lead Concept Artist

⭐ Doctor Strange (2016) — Lead Concept Artist

[Isa Bria @AisaBiria]

Today, my alma mater, Sharif U of T, was reportedly struck amid U.S–Israeli attacks on Iran. To put this into perspective, this would be akin to a foreign power targeting MIT.

I look at this photo from my convocation, full of hopes and plans for the future, surrounded by friends and mentors, and wonder what the campus looks like now. I wonder when girls like the younger me will be able to set foot on it again.

Academic spaces are sacred. They should not be drawn into conflict. Civilian sites should be protected in times of war.

#IranWar‌ #DigitalBlackOutIran‌ #NoAttackOnInfrastructure

[Dr Lindsay Allen @vastarchive]

@patrickwintour I thought this meant he wasn't sure who the Supreme Leader would be (connected to his earlier comments)

[Vita Sackville-West @thegardenvsw]

[To VW] Teheran, Persia 9th March [1926]. Now I shall not tell you about Persia, and nothing of its space, colour, and beauty, which you must take for granted—but please do take it for granted because it has become a part of me—grafted onto me, leaving me permanently enriched.

[Dr Lindsay Allen @vastarchive]

@persiaantigua Muzeh Melli-inspired AI.

[Living in Tehran (LiT) @LivinginTehran]

This was such heartwarming news ❤️

Iran's national museums took swift action to protect priceless historic artifacts during the Israeli attacks on Tehran. Robust measures ensured the cultural heritage was safeguarded.
#Tehran #war

[Reza H. Akbari @rezahakbari]

Powerful images capturing the dedication of the incredible historians & staff at #Iran's National Museum, who worked tirelessly to safeguard priceless artifacts amid the war with #Israel—timeless treasures that bear witness to millennia of the nation's rich cultural heritage.

[Reza H. Akbari @rezahakbari]

Thread: On Monday, June 16, around 6:35 PM local time, the iconic glass building of #Iran’s state broadcaster (IRIB) was struck by Israeli missiles. Many of you have probably seen the aftermath photos. But how many know the story behind this building? 1/14

[Dr Lindsay Allen @vastarchive]

@cwjones89 🤔

[Dr Lindsay Allen @vastarchive]

is anyone else now getting this for all searches? #digitalarchives

[Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art @NatAsianArt]

Explore these images and more in our online archives, with over 130 linear feet of vouchers, letters, photographs and more from Charles Lang Freer’s personal papers: https://t.co/zW6pXFTmav

[Dr. Sajad Alipour @SajadAlipour98]

"Happy Nowruz! March 20th, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, a 3000-year-old celebration of spring—light over darkness. With Haft-Sin and Sizdah-Bedar, I hope I shared Iran’s wildflower beauty last year. To a joyful 1404!

[Farnaz Fassihi @farnazfassihi]

Happy Chaharshanbeh Suri! Iranian Norouz holiday of jumping over bonfires to cleanse the past year & bask in the flames' glow for the new year! 🔥چهارشنبه سوری مبارک

[Arezou Azad @ArezouAzad]

Our very own Mateen on BBC 4's In Our Time this Thursday 13 March at 9 am UK time to talk about Cyrus the Great! Tune in here: https://t.co/3qYer2o9W1

[LCANE @londoncentrene]

book launch events for Selena Wisnom's new Penguin book The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Blackwells Oxford Feb 26th, https://t.co/Hul1hfO0AJ Waterstones London March 20th
https://t.co/J7iKbHydAK

[Dr Lindsay Allen @vastarchive]

@ensi_gudea Did they get AI to draw this?

[The Courtauld Research Forum @CourtauldRes]

💫Call For Applications: Mongol Connections💫

We invite applications for a three-year (2025-2027) research network project and travelling seminar hosted @TheCourtauld

Full details 👉 https://t.co/z3wZzAskGd

[Dr Lindsay Allen @vastarchive]

One of those reference works where every footnote is a little treasury. It's got Heine, al-Biruni, the Umman-Manda, and the unending cycle of abducted gods, murderous princes and fallen empires.

[Charles Jones @AWOL_tweets]

Explaining Disaster: Tradition and Transformation of the “Catastrophe of Ibbi-Sîn” in Babylonian Literature https://t.co/bHvbrFa1kn

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

The first ever exhibition to explore the influence of art from the Islamic world on William Morris, one of Britain’s most important nineteenth century designers and thinkers is opening on Saturday 9 November 2024 at
@WMGallery

A thread on what to expect in the exhibition...

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

Death is only the beginning...