Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney

History Podcasts

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Episodes

Anatomy of the Ancient Egyptian Soul: The Ren

Building Tutankhamun's Digital Afterlife

The Hidden and the Formalized: Female Queerness in Ancient Egypt

Anatomy of the Ancient Egyptian Soul: The Ka

Anatomy of the Ancient Egyptian soul: The Ba

The Old Man and the Sun: Sex, Death, and the Turin Erotic Papyrus

Finding the 'Elusive' Libyans w/ Jason Silvestri

Listener Q&A – October 2025

Restitution after Reuse: How 21st Dynasty Egyptian Rulers Healed the Harms Done to Royal Coffins and Mummified Kings

Cleopatra, Patriarchy, and the Trap of Honor

How ancient societies collapsed

Using the Corpses of Dead Kings as Power Talismen: A Case Study of the Coffin of Thutmose III

Feeding the Aten: Akhenaten's Offering Obsession

Sex and Succession: Interpreting an Amarna Royal Family Scene

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

Tutankhamun, Nefertem, and the Lotus of Rebirth

Pregnancy and Childbirth in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Tactical Magic

The "Younger Memnon": A Colossal Case of Ancient Reuse and Modern Empire

Understanding Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney