Mini Episodes

Beyond Borders, In Between Traditions.Aaron de Souza is an archaeologist specializing in the material culture of Egypt and Nubia. He earned his PhD at Macquarrie University, Sydney, in 2016, and…

History, Voices, and Representation Heba Abd el Gawad is an exhibition curator, public outreach specialist and researcher in Egyptian heritage within museum contexts. She is the postdoctoral researcher for the project…

An unofficial history, Part 1.In distant ages, and forgotten realms, a mighty civilization once flourished on the banks of a great river. The people of Nehekhara and their great kings…

Blood vs Blood. The Tale of Two Brothers is a fairytale, composed sometime in the late 18th or early 19th Dynasties (c.1350-1250 BCE). It recounts the adventures of Bata and…

A Familiar Place in Unfamiliar Times.Ancient, ancient, ancient Egypt. Prehistoric Egypt and north Africa were home to many species of flora and fauna. From the shores of the great Tethys…

Around 1250 BCE an Egyptian father wrote a letter to his wayward son. The boy had joined a ship's crew and was now abroad, but had not sent any word…

Beer and bother. A model letter from c.1250 BCE tells us of a wayward scribe, who fell off the path of ma'at and became lost in drunkenness, indolence and womanizing.…

Ancient Egyptian scribes enjoyed writing romantic and sexual texts. They explored themes of love, longing, lust and courtship from a variety of perspectives - male and female. Exploring emotions and…