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Egyptology News: The Tomb of Thutmose II Discovered, with Dr. Chris Naunton
News from the Field 2025, Part 1. In February 2025, the breaking news was the discovery of a royal tomb. An archaeological mission working in Luxor a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Cleopatra (All Seven of Them) with Prof. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Recorded May 2024. A name more famous than its owners. The Cleopatras of Egypt (all seven of them) were remarkably influential women and rulers. Freq…
1 year, 5 months ago
Kara Cooney: Coffins of the Pharaohs
In 1881, a remarkable discovery took place in Luxor, Egypt. In the hills of Deir el-Bahari, a secret tomb held the reburied mummies of Egypt’s famous…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sety's Borrowed Coffin with Dr. Peter Lacovara
The coffin of Sety I (now in the NMEC) was probably reworked from an earlier piece, during the reburials in DB320 (the royal cache). But how can we t…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ramessid Biographies with Prof. Elizabeth Frood
Elizabeth Frood is Associate Professor of Egyptology and Director of the Griffith Institute at the University of Oxford, UK. In a lively discussion, …
1 year, 5 months ago
205: Sety I The Finest Tomb
Sety’s royal burial. Valley of the Kings tomb 17 (KV17) came to light in October 1817. Discovered by a team of Egyptian workers, employed by Giovanni…
1 year, 5 months ago
204: Sety's Last Journey
After a reign of approximately eleven years, the Horus Men-Ma’at-Ra (Sety I) passed to the west. He died in reasonably good health, and studies of hi…
1 year, 5 months ago
203: Rise of a Vizier
Paser, servant of Sety I and Ramesses II (c.1300--1270 BCE). In the later years of his reign, King Sety promoted one of his servants to the highest p…
1 year, 5 months ago
202: A Valley of the Queens & The Womb of Hathor
The Place of Beauties (Ta-Set-Neferu). In the reigns of Ramesses I and Sety I (c.1304—1292 BCE), the Valley of the Queens finally earned its moniker.…
1 year, 6 months ago
A Memory of Gods with Dr. Tamara Siuda
Understanding the deities requires us to move beyond inherited preconceptions and prejudices. Fortunately, there are many gods worthy of the effort. …
1 year, 6 months ago