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Crafted to Last
In todays episode, we welcome wood-and-coffin specialist Carrie Arbuckle McLeod for a deep dive into why ancient Egyptian coffins are basically time capsules: tiny wood samples reveal trade and value, tool marks preserve the hands-on action...
Anatomy of the Ancient Egyptian Soul: The Akh
Not everyone gets to become effective. Not everyone gets to matter after they’re gone. Not everyone becomes a saint. Your Ka, your Ba, your Ren — those showed up the moment you were born, automatic, no work required, the way your name did....
Anatomy of the Ancient Egyptian Soul: The Ren
Part three of our ongoing series on the anatomy of the ancient Egyptian soul. Previously: the Ba and the Ka. Next up: the Akh, the Ib, the Shut, and the Khat.
In turbulent times, let Egyptology be your resistance. That’s the spirit in whic...
Building Tutankhamun's Digital Afterlife
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Kara and Jordan welcome Griffith Institute staff Daniela Rosenow and Lara Bampfield to discuss the new Tutankhamun Spatial Archive, a searchable, metadata-driven platform that reconnects Carter’s excavation records to the tomb...
The Hidden and the Formalized: Female Queerness in Ancient Egypt
Thank you paid subscribers, , , , and many others for tuning into this live video with and ! You filled the chat with such sharp and interesting questions. This is exactly the kind of conversation we love — primary sources, spirited disagr...
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Professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA specializing in craft production, coffin studies, economies in the ancient world, and systems of power. The views expressed here are my own.
Director for a production company of expert ancient history consultants with an M.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (UCLA). Previously worked in museum administration and education at LACMA, the Getty Villa, and Art Muse Los Angeles.
Egyptology PhD from UCLA, crazy cat lady and lover of good food and travel
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