The Complete Pyramid Texts
Unas the Skywalker.The Pyramid Texts are Egypt’s oldest surviving corpus of religious literature. Appearing c.2350 BCE, in the monument of King Unas, the texts describe the King’s journey to the…
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Interview: God’s Wives, King’s Daughters – The Princesses of Amarna with Courtney Marx and ARCE
Special collaborative episode with the American Research Center in Egypt. The daughters of Akhenaten and Nefertiti were not just "ornaments" for their parents. Like many princesses, they also participated in…
192: The Trouble with Seth
Identity Crisis.Seth (aka Sutekh / Setekh / Suty) is a complicated deity. A master of storms, winds, deserts and seas, Seth dominates foreigners and the world outside Egypt. However, he…
191: Libya Minus One
How the west was won.Around 1298 BCE, King Sety I (Men-ma’at-Ra) led a campaign west. He attacked the peoples of modern-day Libya and, in a supposedly swift victory, took many…
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News from the Field (2023 Review)
Egyptology End-of-Year.A new year dawns, and it’s time to look back. Egyptology and archaeology had a great year in 2023, with numerous major discoveries, studies, and conservation projects reaching fruition.…
Mini: Menkaure’s Lost and Found
Restoration, Recovery, Wreckage.Around 2520 BCE, King Men-kau-ra ruled Egypt. In his time, royal artists produced high quality sculpture and art; and builders constructed another magnificent pyramid at Giza. But while…
Mini: 30 Years of Khufu?
The Great Pyramid: New Information.For centuries, popular perceptions of the Great Pyramid’s construction have hinged on Herodotos reference to “twenty years.” While historians have debated that, hard evidence on the…
Mini: The Mystery & Treasures of Hetep-Heres
A crime scene with no crime.In 1925, archaeologists working at Giza uncovered a remarkable monument. The tomb chamber of Queen Hetep-Heres (c.2630-2580 BCE) contained a wealth of beautiful, high-quality items.…
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Napoleon in Egypt
With Grey History: The French Revolution and NapoleonIn 1798, an army of soldiers and scientists invaded Egypt. At their head, the young general Napoleon Bonaparte. The French Expedition had an…
Interview: Sety I, Builder Warrior Father
With Peter BrandKarnak, Abydos, foreign wars, and prince Ramesses. In this interview, Prof. Peter Brand joins us once again to explore the life, reign, and legacy of Sety I. We…
