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Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney

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56:40

April 2024 Listener Q&A

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/05/06

In this episode Kara and Jordan answer listener questions from April. To submit a question for the monthly Q&A podcast, become a paid subscriber on Substack or join our Patreon!A few photos from Kara’s Egypt tripShow Notes:Female Genitalia Lexicography* Bednarski, Andrew 2000. Hysteria revisited. Women's public health in ancient Egypt. In McDonald, Angela and Christina Riggs (eds), Current research in Egyptology 2000, 11-17. Oxford: Archaeopress.* Ghalioungui, P. 1977. The persistence and spread of

75:30

Making Antiquity TV, Part 2 (with Neil Laird)

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/04/24

In Part 2 of a two-part episode, Kara and multiple Emmy-nominated Executive Producer and novelist Neil Laird continue their conversation about their experiences making television documentaries about the ancient world, how things get done behind the scenes, whether or not romanticizing the past is a bad thing, and what the future may hold for documentary programs.About Neil LairdNeil Laird is a multiple Emmy and BAFTA-nominated creator and Executive Producer on long-running series such as Brain

69:20

Making Antiquity TV (with Neil Laird)

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/04/15

In Part 1 of a two-part episode, Kara and multiple Emmy-nominated Executive Producer and novelist Neil Laird talk about their experiences making television documentaries about the ancient world, how things get done behind the scenes, and what the future may hold for documentary programs.Secrets of Egypt's Lost QueenOut of EgyptDigging for the TruthAbout Neil LairdNeil Laird is a multiple Emmy and BAFTA-nominated creator and Executive Producer on long-running series such as Brain Games, Mysteries of

71:52

Color in Ancient Art

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/04/08

This week Kara and Amber discuss color (also known as polychromy) in ancient Mediterranean art and how it is studied and understood today. What role did color play in ancient art? How does polychromy affect the way modern audiences view ancient art? What are the origins of the aesthetic preference for plain white marble sculpture in Western art? The Color of Life exhibition (Getty Villa)Kelsey Museum (University of Michigan) resources on color in ancient artBibliography for color in ancient artThe

75:07

Thutmose III and the Veneration of Royal Ancestors

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/04/01

In this episode Kara and Amber talk about the veneration of ancestor kings in the late 20th-21st Dynasties. During this period the coffins of ancestor kings were manipulated, buried, and reburied in caches like that of Theban Tomb 320 (also known as Deir el Bahri 320). Who was reburying and caching these royal ancestors together and why? Using the coffin of Thutmose III as a case study, they discuss the interplay of the religious, political, and economic factors behind these royal caches. Kara’s

65:03

The Death of Cleopatra: Murder or Suicide?

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/03/25

CW// self harm and suicide In this episode Kara and Amber discuss the death of Cleopatra VII and whether or not we should trust the ancient Roman accounts regarding the circumstances of her death. Did she really commit suicide, as Roman historians tell us? Or were the accounts of her death by suicide part of a cunning Roman propaganda campaign?Read more about the death of Cleopatra and the ancient sources on it here and here.Listen to our other episodes on Cleopatra:Episode 57 | Reception,

54:59

March 2024 Q&A

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/03/18

EPISODE 81 | This episode is a recording of a live zoom Q&A with our listeners. Thank you to everyone who attended and submitted questions!Show notes* Byblos * Baal and Seth * Prof. Dani Candelora – Her research focuses on interactions between Egypt and West Asia.* Prof. Marian Feldman, Diplomacy by Design* Amarna Letter 23 – A Goddess Travels to Egypt* 1 3 - 1 7 Thus Sauska of Nineveh (goddess statue), mistress of all lands: "I wish to goto Egypt, a country that I love, and then return." Now I

35:37

Interview: Malayna Evans, author of "Neferura"

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/03/11

EPISODE 80 | In this episode, Jordan and Kara interview Malayna Evans, author of Neferura, about the inspiration behind the story, her writing process, and how her knowledge of Egyptology factored into the choices she made as she was writing the book.About the authorMalayna Evans was raised in Utah and spent her childhood climbing mountains and reading Sci-Fi. She moved to Chicago in her early twenties where she earned an M.A. in the ancient history of the Mediterranean, an M.A. in the ancient

75:48

February Q&A

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/03/04

EPISODE 79 | In this episode Kara and Jordan answer this month’s listener questions. They discuss which ancient Egyptians they would like to see a tv show about, colonialism in the ancient world, extreme climate events in ancient Egypt, and more. Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe

77:10

Agriculture in Ancient Egypt with Professor Claire...

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/02/26

EPISODE 78 | In this episode Kara and Jordan talk with archaeobotanist and Assistant Professor of Archaeology Claire Malleson (American University in Beirut) about agriculture in ancient Egypt. What can archaeologists learn about the way ancient Egyptians lived from botanical remains? What are the traditional narratives about agriculture in ancient Egypt and how is our understanding of it changing? How was the profession of farming seen in ancient Egypt? Scorpion macehead (Ashmolean Museum) The

83:37

Wisdom Literature (with Prof. Maggie Geoga)

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/02/12

EPISODE 77 | Professor Maggie Geoga joins Kara and Jordan to discuss ancient Egyptian wisdom literature (also known as instruction texts), specifically “The Teaching of Amenemhat,” a Middle Egyptian poem from ca. 1550 to 500 B.C.E. in which the murdered King Amenemhat I advises his son from beyond the grave. They discuss the challenges of studying this ancient text, who the intended audience for this text might have been, and how its reception by the the ancient Egyptians changed over the

85:47

Ancient Egyptian Society (with Drs. Danielle...

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/02/07

EPISODE 76 | In this episode Kara and Jordan are joined by Drs. Danielle Candelora and Nadia Ben-Marzouk, who discuss their experience co-editing Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring Approaches, what inspired the book, and how they wanted it to differ from other studies of ancient Egyptian society. Get the book here: Ancient Egyptian Society: Challenging Assumptions, Exploring ApproachesDanielle Candelora is Assistant Professor of Ancient Mediterranean History at SUNY

68:37

January Q&A

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/01/29

EPISODE 75 | CW// war, violence, explicit languageIn this month’s Q&A episode Kara and Jordan answer questions about Kara’s upcoming book Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches, their favorite fictional books related to ancient Egypt and Egyptology, female identity and rebirth in ancient Egyptian religion, animal mummies, and more. Show notes:* The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling* Forest Lawn cemetery * "Where does the Masculine Begin and the Feminine End? The

27:38

The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/01/22

EPISODE 74 | In this episode we are crossing the podcast streams of the past and the present, by bringing you a vintage episode of Eric’s Guide to Ancient Egypt in which Eric Wells discusses the ancient Egyptian tale of the shipwrecked sailor. Eric, who earned his PhD in Egyptology from UCLA, produced his podcast from 2015-2016 and has kindly granted us access to his archives. We hope you enjoy it!Read The Shipwrecked SailorMore information on The Shipwrecked Sailor (historical background, synopsis,

71:09

"The Good Kings" and Colonialism

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2024/01/19

EPISODE 73 | Is Kara’s book The Good Kings “colonialist”? Should a non-Egyptian write a critical history of ancient Egyptian pharaohs? Kara and Amber discuss the possible reasoning behind this perspective, and Kara talks about how her book came together and why she set out to write a book calling into question the typical positivist historical narratives surrounding ancient Egypt’s “good kings.” Jurman, Claus. Pharaoh’s new clothes. On (post)colonial Egyptology, hypocrisy, and the elephant in the

80:15

December Q&A

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2023/12/27

EPISODE 72 | In this episode Kara and Jordan answer this month’s listener questions.Listener Notes:Time & Calendars:* MET- Telling Time in Ancient Egypt* Nile Scribes- Celebrating the Seasons* SAOC 26. The Calendars of Ancient Egypt. Richard A. Parker* Tomb aligned with Winter Solstice Wills & Funerals * NJ van Blerk, The basic tenets of intestate (customary) succession law in Ancient Egypt* Will of NaunakhteAnthropoid Clay Coffins* Cotelle-Michel, Laurence. 2004. “Les Sarcophages en terre cuite”*

40:07

Labor Relations in Ancient Egypt — Part II

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2023/12/21

EPISODE 71 | With the growing number of labor disputes and strikes around the world, Kara and Jordan delve into how labor was organized and issues were settled in ancient Egypt. This is part two of a two-part episode. Listen to Part I here.Also read Jordan’s companion post to this episode, Fashion and Hidden Labor in the Ancient World. Sources:* Papyrus Stories- The First Recorded Strike in History* Turin Strike Papyrus* Edgerton, William F. “The Strikes in Ramses III’s Twenty-Ninth Year.” Journal

60:59

Labor Relations in Ancient Egypt- Part I

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2023/12/11

EPISODE 70 | With the growing number of labor disputes and strikes around the world, Kara and Jordan delve into how labor was organized and issues settled in ancient Egypt. Part one of two.Sources:* Papyrus Stories- The First Recorded Strike in History * Turin Strike Papyrus* Edgerton, William F. “The Strikes in Ramses III’s Twenty-Ninth Year.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies, vol. 10, no. 3, 1951, pp. 137–45. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/542285. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.* Wente, Edward F. “A

80:00

Bodies and Power in the Ancient World

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2023/12/08

EPISODE 69 | Here’s an uncomfortable fact: Having a woman’s body allows one to be much more easily controlled and commodified in patriarchal systems. We are watching this play out in real time in a post-Roe America, but what role did the female body play in the ancient world, and more specifically: How did ancient Egyptians negotiate female power in ancient patriarchal systems like ancient Egypt? In this episode Kara discusses her research on this topic with Amber, and her effort to gain a better

66:55

November 2023 Supporter Q&A

Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney ·

2023/11/20

EPISODE 68 | This month’s Q&A episode features questions on ancient festivals, food, human sacrifice, and marriage and incest in ancient Egypt. Episode Notes* Food* The Pharaoh’s Kitchen, by Madga Mehdawy* Ikram, Salima. 1995. Choice Cuts : Meat Production in Ancient Egypt. Leuven: Peeters.* Ancient Egyptian Festivals * Coppens, F. 2009. Temple Festivals of the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods. UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology.* Stadler, M. 2008. Procession. UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology.* Beverages*

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