Podcast Episodes

A Coffin Girl’s Guide to the Coffin Texts

Journey into the Duat with Kara and Amber as they explore the collection of funerary spells known to Egyptologists as the Coffin Texts. They discuss their historical context, conception of the landsc…

Published on 8 months ago

Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in a War Zone: Crisis in Sudan with Dr. Rennan Lemos

In this episode of Afterlives of Ancient Egypt, we discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and its impact on cultural heritage with our guest, Dr. Rennan Lemos. Dr. Lemos shares his persona…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

December 2024 Supporter Q&A

Kara and Jordan answer supporters’ questions on the theme of “How do we study what we study?”

Show Notes

How do you study coffins?

* Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Egyptian R…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Health and Medicine in Ancient Egypt with Prof. Anne Austin

Kara and Jordan talk with Professor Anne Austin (University of Missouri - St. Louis) about her book Healthmaking in Ancient Egypt: The Social Determinants of Health at Deir el-Medina, how she uses da…

Published on 9 months ago

Hunting & Eating Divinity: Pyramid Texts, the "Cannibal Hymn,” and Divine Kingship

Kara and Amber take a deep dive into the so-called “Cannibal Hymn” (Utterances 273–274) of the Pyramid Texts, which date to the late Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period (ca. 2375–2055 BCE) and …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

October 2024 Supporter Q&A

In month’s Q&A we have questions concerning kingship & the gods, turtles (!!), and the Book of the Dead. Kara also answers some frequently asked questions about her new online course on ancient Egypt…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Recycling for Death: How to publish a big academic book without it killing you

Kara’s latest book, Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches, is now available! In this episode UCLA PhD candidate Kylie Thomsen joins the Afterlives crew to tal…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Egyptian Hieroglyphs with Dr. Melinda Nelson-Hurst

In this episode Kara and Jordan talk to Egyptologist Melinda Nelson-Hurst about her online Egyptology platform, Voices of Ancient Egypt, which teaches you how to read the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs…

Published on 11 months ago

BONUS Ancient Egyptian Creation: Exploring Secrets of the Primordial Waters

Many of you asked for it, and it’s finally here—an new online course from Kara is now available. Kara and Amber take a behind-the-scenes look at how her new course on ancient Egyptian cosmogony and c…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

A Coffin Girl’s Guide to the Book of the Dead

Journey into the afterlife with Kara and Amber as they take a look at the Book of the Dead (more properly known as The Book of Going Forth by Day), a well-known collection of spells from ancient Egyp…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago