CRASH COURSE: Sickness and Death in Ancient Egypt

EPISODE 9 | In this 'crash course' episode, Jordan and I discuss one of my earlier recordings on the prevalence (and constancy) of sickness and death in ancient Egypt. How many men would usually die while out on an expedition for mineral resources? What was life like with a body full of parasites and bacterial infections? What can we learn from the ancient world as we go through a pandemic ourselves? Stay tuned to find out!   Show notes