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Aug 9, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
Digging In: Black Archaeologists from the @EBONY Magazine Archive 🧵

Dr. Ekpo O. Eyo was a renowned archaeologist, anthropologist and art historian. He studied at Cambridge and the University of Ibadan, becoming just the second professionally trained Nigerian archaeologist [1/5] Image Dr. Eyo served as the Director of Antiquities for Nigeria and President of the Pan African Archaeological Association for more than a decade, overseeing excavations throughout Nigeria. Image
Sep 2, 2020 100 tweets 20 min read
THREAD: Reclaiming the Ancestors: Indigenous and Black Perspectives on Repatriation, Human Rights, and Justice.

Panelists: Rachel Watkins, Shannon Martin, Michael Blakey, Dorothy Lippert
Moderator: Sonya Atalay Sponsors: @WennerGrenOrg, @SAPIENS_org, @SbaArch, @IndigArchs, @RSP_Museum, @CIAMS_Cornell
Livetweeting by: @lauraheathstout

Webinar will be starting shortly!
Jul 23, 2020 126 tweets 57 min read
THREAD: As the Statues Fall: A Conversation about Monuments and the Power of Memory

Featuring: @lavaughnbelle, @silverjackson, Dell Upton, and Tsione Wolde-Michael
Moderated by: @tichecain
Sponsored by: @SAPIENS_org, @SbaArch, @CIAMS_Cornell
Livetweeting by: @lauraheathstout Moderator @tichecain says we'll be starting soon.
Jun 25, 2020 115 tweets 24 min read
THREAD: "Archaeology in the Time of #BlackLivesMatter" event, sponsored by @SbaArch, TAG North America, and the Columbia Center for Archaeology. Starting momentarily! Facilitators: Maria Franklin & Justin Dunnavant. Panelists: Alexandra Jones (@AITC_DC), @AliciaOdewale, and Tsione Wolde-Michael. Chair: @aflewellen. (livetweets by @lauraheathstout)