Archive - Ancient/Now

Feeding the Aten: Akhenaten's Offering Obsession

Sep 26 •

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Amber Myers Wells

1:53:57

Is it Ethical to Display Mummified People?

A discussion of social competition, magic, power, and restitution

Sep 22 •

Why everyone wants a piece of ancient Egypt

Egyptologist and documentarian Kara Cooney on why Romans, Napoleon, and even Mormons have sought the mysteries of Kemet

Published on Flux • Sep 22

1:11:37

Sex and Succession: Interpreting an Amarna Royal Family Scene

Sep 14 •

and

Amber Myers Wells

1:35:15

New online course with Roundtable by 92NY – "Origins of the Cosmos in Ancient Egypt"

Join Kara for her new live, virtual course on September 22nd, 29th, and October 6th

Sep 9 •

Being a Priest in ancient Egypt: Power, Ritual, and the Divine

How did the priesthood work, who got to become a priest, what were their responsibilities, and what about priestesses—these questions and more answered…

Sep 4 •

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Jordan Galczynski

1:03:24

August 2025

July 2025

The Commodification of the Female Body in Ancient Egypt and Today

Were the women of ancient Egypt sovereign? Or were they enslaved? (Hint: anything binary is the wrong answer)

Jul 24 •

June 2025

The “Younger Memnon”: A Lesson in Power, Reuse, and Colonial Trophy Hunting

Ask whose story is being told—and whose is being erased

Jun 23 •

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