Nefertiti: Where is her Mummy?
It was a great pleasure to take part in another fascinating documentary produced by my talented friend Curtis Ryan Woodside.
Ancient Egyptian Family Feud Documentary
It was a great pleasure to take part in this documentary by CRW Productions in association with Past Preservers.
Disease and Disability in Ancient Egypt
A huge thank you to everyone who attended my talk on “Disease and Disability in Ancient Egypt” and to Explorers Club for hosting it. It’s now available on YouTube.
Under Wraps” – Ancient Egypt’s Business of Death
It was a pleasure to take part in this podcast with the wonderful “Working Over Time” team
Sleep and Dream Therapy in Ancient Egypt
Egypt’s Unexplained Files
The Fayum Mummy Portraits: Ancient Diseases Captured in the Brush Strokes of Realism
Archaeological excavations in the Fayum during the late 19th and early 20th century led to the unveiling of several striking painted mummy portraits, representing such profound realism, that they came to be regarded by some as works of exceptional artistic merit and quite possibly the “Rembrandts” of their time. We shall see how the haunting …
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The Hippo In Egyptian Medicine and Magic
https://www.nilemagazine.com.au/issue-9-pdf
Celestial Scarab
What is it about the humble looking dung beetle that led the ancient Egyptians to venerate it and even use it in medicine? Looks are certainly deceptive when it comes to the dung beetle. Far from being humble, this species of beetle is extraordinary. Not only can it survive in a challenging, inhospitable terrain but …
An Examination of the Death of Cleopatra and the Serpent in Myth, Magic and Medicine
From the dawn of civilisation, the snake has been synonymous with various ideological representations of chaos, malevolence, protection and healing in almost every culture across the globe. In Egyptian society the serpent played a magical role within the realms of healing: both apotropaic (turning away harm) and prophylactic (safeguarding from harm). Yet the snake was also conceptualised …
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