Mesopotamian archaeologist at Univ of Chicago; former Univ of Cambridge; ancient urbanism; Tell Brak and Nippur; Co-Editor, Iraq Journal; distance runner.
Augusta McMahon
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#Nippur 2026 is over. We squeezed out ten days of excavation, but global events took over. Now on the fourth day of our extended trip back home and we are actually further from Chicago than we were on site. 🏺
Another effect of climate change is the increase in small sand dunes on the site (even since last year), created in part from windblown topsoil. A dune field covered the site through the 1990s but had dispersed recently. Maybe they’re coming back.
#Nippur day off means a walk round the site, including inspection of the ziggurat of Enlil. Erosion is worsening with climate change and we hope to gain funding to restore and conserve it soon. 🏺
A celebration of the extraordinary depth and beauty of Iranian history & culture ✨💙
“Ancient Iran in the ISAC Museum: From Prehistory to the Achaemenid Period” by Abbas Alizadeh, Research Assoc Prof of Iranian Archaeology.
Download & purchase:
isac.uchicago.edu/research/publications/ISACMP/isacmp3
Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People https://theonion.com/archaeological-dig-uncovers-ancient-race-of-skeleton-pe-1819565415/
Back to work at #Nippur #Mesopotamia. We are continuing research on the southern urban edge, examining variations in occupation density and diversity from 3rd to 1st mill BCE. @ISAC_UChicago 🏺
Augusta McMahon
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#Nippur 2026 at last. #Mesopotamia 🏺
Augusta McMahon
Inscribed clay cylinders reveal Nebuchadnezzar II’s restoration of the Kish Ziggurat
A new study presents two inscribed clay cylinders that bear direct textual evidence of King Nebuchadnezzar II’s restoration work at the ziggurat of Kish...
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Fully Funded Egyptology Postdoc at University of Vienna, Austria. 4-year research position in Egyptian Archaeology. Apply by 14 March 2026.
