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Big discount for Kara’s Egyptian religion course, Secrets of the Primordial Waters!
For a limited time Kara’s online course, “Ancient Egyptian Cosmogony and Cosmology: Secrets of the Primordial Waters” is on sale—don’t miss it! Scrol…
1 year, 4 months ago
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 …
1 year, 4 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 gue…
1 year, 4 months 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…
1 year, 5 months 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 Determi…
1 year, 5 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 …
1 year, 6 months 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 ques…
1 year, 6 months 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 candid…
1 year, 7 months 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 teache…
1 year, 7 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 …
1 year, 7 months ago