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News: Aten Town, Luxor

A remarkable discovery. In April 2021, Egyptologists working in Luxor announced a major discovery. A new “lost” city, associated with Amunhotep III (and probably Akhenaten as well). In this brief…

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News: The Pharaohs’ Parade

Splendour and Ceremony. On April 3rd, 2021, Egypt hosted a magnificent celebration. Royal mummies, including Kings and Queens, departed their old home and made for a new one. In future,…

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News: BIG Discovery in Saqqara

January 16th, 2021. The Ministry of Antiquities has announced a major discovery in the necropolis of Saqqara. A funerary temple, dating to the Old Kingdom (Dynasty 6) has come to…

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Exploring the Oases (The Dakhleh Oasis Project)

A Call for Help.Since 2014, the Dakhleh Oasis Project has been dealing with restrictions on its excavations in Egypt's western desert. Due to security concerns, traditional funding has dried up,…

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Show Update – End of 2020

Some good news and some bad news. Before we start the next chapter of Egyptian history, I need to take a break. Fortunately, I also have some help on the…

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Update: Saving/Downloading Mp3s

Dear listeners,In the past, episodes of the podcast have appeared with an extra link to "Save as mp3" and download the episode directly. Those links will no longer be appearing…

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On Justice

Recently, the director of the British Museum, Dr. Hartwig Fischer, released a statement of "solidarity" with the Black Lives Matter movement and the calls for justice against unjust laws and…

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Discounts on Ra Egyptian Skincare

Ra Egyptian is a skincare company on a mission, to make the awe-inspiring civilization and history of ancient Egypt tangible through clean, sustainable beauty products. They draw ingredients and scents…

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Taschen’s King Tut: Journey to the Underworld

Affiliate Advertisement. The History of Egypt Podcast is pleased to partner with Taschen books, the world's leading publisher of high-quality art and photography works. Now, in conjunction with some of the world's…

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Question Time! (Q+A)

To celebrate 100 episodes, I took your questions on all things ancient Egypt. If you didn't hear your question, I have sent out written responses. Some questions covered material already…

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