New Kingdom Part 2 (Episode 90-138)

Erasing a God.Sometime in his reign, Akhenaten initiated a project that has made him infamous. The King’s agents, sculptors and masons travelled throughout the country, visiting major temples and shrines.…

Interview with Kara Cooney, Part 2.Kathlyn (Kara) Cooney is professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). In this interview, we discuss her research…

Amarna, Then and Now. My guest today is Dr. Chris Naunton. Chris is the former head of the Egypt Exploration Society and the International Association of Egyptologists. With decades of work…

The Nefertiti Bust. Pretty simple story today. We recount the tale of Nefertiti’s Bust, the most famous work of sculpture to come from ancient Egypt. Now in a Berlin museum,…

Ankh-kheperu-Ra Nefer-neferu-Aten.Queen Nefertiti (Nefer-neferu-Aten Neferet-Iti) seems to disappear from our story around year 12 of Akhenaten (c. 1352 BCE). Did she die? Fall out of favour? Or... did her position…

A Short-Lived Ruler. In 1349 BCE, Egypt had two kings. But not for long. The young ruler, Smenkhkare, was destined to die early. In this episode, we explore the strange…

Stress, Diet, and Death in Akhet-Aten.By 1349 BCE (regnal year 14), Akhenaten's new city had grown rapidly. Twenty to thirty thousand people now called the city home, and these people…

Royal Tombs, Amarna, and Egyptology in 2020.My guest today is Professor Aidan Dodson. To those interested in ancient Egypt, Prof. Dodson needs no introduction. He is the Honorary Professor of Egyptology…

DNA, CSI... etc.The Confounding Coffin. In this episode, we visit a historical crime scene: the mysterious sepulchre of KV55. Discovered in 1907, this grave is easily the most debated, analysed…

Two Funerals and a Wedding, Part 2.In 1350 BCE the royal house was in crisis. Tiye was dead, and soon after, one of pharaoh’s daughters also traveled to the West.…