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43 (iPod): Top 10 Myths: Cleopatra/Nefertiti ... Was/Was Not Black/White ...
43 (iPod): Top 10 Myths: Cleopatra/Nefertiti ... Was/Was Not Black/White ...
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Oct 1, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Number 2 in the countdown of the Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths and Misconceptions explores the hot issue of race and ethnicity in Ancient Egypt, including the two most frequently invoked figureheads of the discussion, the Egyptian queens Nefertiti and Cleopatra. Despite the heated rhetoric arguing for or against a specific racial identity for any Ancient Egyptian individual, the point remains that the Ancient Egyptians would have thought the whole modern debate is just plain silly, having been far more concerned with one's cultural affiliation than the color of one's skin. Explore more at http://ancientartpodcast.org. Visit http://www.ancientartpodcast.org/top10 for the complete Top 10 list. Explore more episodes, image galleries, credits, transcripts, and additional resources at http://ancientartpodcast.org. Connect at http://twitter.com/lucaslivingston and http://facebook.com/ancientartpodcast.
Released:
Oct 1, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
1 (iPod): The Scarab in Ancient Egypt: Our inaugural episode examines the role of the scarab beetle in Ancient Egyptian religion and funerary art as both the Egyptian god Khepri and an iconographic motif of resurrection. We also touch on the possible roots of his religious association and... by Ancient Art Podcast, Ancient Worlds