The History of Egypt Podcast

Seth needs you! In Egypt's western desert, the Dakhleh Oasis Project has been doing wonderful work. Unfortunately, recent events have disrupted access and archaeological work. In this brief appeal, we explain why the project is worthwhile, and why it needs your help...Details:The Dakhleh Oasis Project website.Fundraiser (gogetfunding.com).Logo: Seth, in falcon-headed form, from a temple in Dakhleh (Image: Olaf Kaper and Colin Hope, in Rich and Great, 2016).

Horemheb vs Akhenaten. To build his magnificent pylons at Karnak, Horemheb dismantled other monuments. Within the masonry of these pylons, archaeologists found nearly fifty thousand blocks from temples of Akhenaten...Episode details:Date: c.1300 BCE.Intro music: Keith Zizza.Interlude music: Luke Chaos.Outro music: Bettina Joy de Guzman.Logo image: author unknown.

Horemheb at Karnak (Part 2). There are secrets beneath the sand of Karnak. Horemheb's architects significantly changed the temple's landscape. In some cases, they even relocated older buildings, dismantling and moving them piece-by-piece...Episode details:Date: c. 1329 BCE.Music by Keith Zizza.Music interludes by Luke Chaos.Logo image: The southern pylons, by Jean-Claude Golvin.

Horemheb at Karnak (Part 1). Before his ascent, Horemheb had managed building projects for Tutankhamun. Now, as pharaoh, Horemheb went all out. He invested in one of the largest building sprees Karnak would ever see. His monuments continue to define this temple...Episode details:Date: c.1329 BCE.Music: Horemheb theme by Luke Chaos.Music interludes by Luke Chaos and Keith Zizza.Logo image: The Tenth Pylon, completed in Horemheb's reign. Photo by Neithsabes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.See photos of Horemheb’s Pylons (2, 9, and 10) at Wikimedia.References and images available at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.Support the show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast.

Karnak had experienced a tumultuous time, in the three decades preceding Horemheb's reign... Dates: c.1362 - 1300 BCE. Music interludes: Keith Zizza, Ancient Lyric, and Hathor Systrum. Further information at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.

Queen Mutnodjmet is a curious case. For some scholars, she may be the lost sister of Nefertiti. This hypothesis has kicked around for over 100 years. Why can’t we resolve it?Episode details: Date: c.1330 BCE.Music: "Hymn to Hathor," by Bettina Joy de Guzman www.bettinajoydeguzman.comInterludes by Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/luke_chaosFind pictures and reference materials at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.comSupport the show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast