Digging into History: The founding of the American Research Center in Egypt

This special Women’s History Month episode will delve into women in research and the field of Egyptology with Dr. Fayza Haikal and Dr. Betsy Bryan. This episode is also in collaboration with the History of Egypt’s podcast episode “God’s Wives, King’s Daughters, and the Princesses of Amarna” with ARCE’s Courtney Marx. Listen and learn more via this link: https://www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com/interview-gods-wives-kings-daughters-the-princesses-of-amarna-with-courtney-marx-and-arce/

The second episode of the 75th Anniversary Series will focus on ARCE’s programs and publications as well as their impact on the field. Podcast Guests Dr. Yasmin El Shazly; Deputy Director for Research and Programs at ARCE Dr. Emily Teeter; Egyptologist who specializes in religion, social history, art, and the history of Egyptology. Teeter has been associated with ARCE for many years: she is a past President, served on the Board of Governors, and is currently the Editor of the Journal of American Research Center in Egypt (JARCE).

The first episode of the 75th Anniversary Series will delve into the founding and early beginnings of the American Research Center in Egypt. Podcast Guests Dr. Peter Lacovara; the Director of the Ancient Egyptian Heritage and Archaeology Fund Dr. Peter F Dorman; Professor Emeritus of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures at the University of Chicago Dr. W. Benson Harer

In this episode: This episode will focus on ARCE’s Carter House dream team led by Dr. Nicholas Warner alongside Tom Hardwick, Sally El Sabbahy, and Mena Melad that worked on Carter House and what they did to have it ready for its November 2022 relaunch. For more information, please go to https://arce.org/podcast/archive-series/#tab3

In this episode: Season 2 Episode 2 of the ARCE with Dr. Nicholas Warner and ARCE’s Archives Manager Andreas Kostopoulos in this episode Dr. Warner is walking us through the construction of the shelter and interesting stories behind it.  For more information, please go to www.arce.org/podcast/archive-series

In this episode: Season 2 of the ARCE podcast kicks off with Dr. Rawya Ismail and ARCE’s Archives Manager Andreas Kostopoulos in this episode that will focus on the conservation and documentation of the blocks in the Karnak Temple. For more information, please go to https://www.arce.org/podcast/archive-series

In this episode: Dr. Mariam Ayad and Dr. Jacquelyn Williamson will continue with Female Pharaohs Part II. Ayad and Williamson will finish the discussion on the female pharaohs and how they came to power. For more information please go to https://www.arce.org/female-pharaohs-part-ii

In this episode: Dr. Mariam Ayad and Dr. Jacquelyn Williamson will discuss the status of women in ancient Egypt relative to their counterparts in other contemporary cultures and the level of objectivity of our views of ancient Egyptian culture and society. They will answer the questions of why Egyptian female rulers are referred to as “kings”, how did female pharaohs legitimize their rule, and did the ancient Egyptians really reject the idea of female rulers or are we imposing our modern views on an ancient culture? Ayad and Williamson will also ponder Hatshepsut’s ascent to the throne, her relationship with Thutmose III and his attempt to eradicate her memory after her death. They will also shed light on the fact that many scholars need to acknowledge that their views are often mere speculation and that we need to read history with a more critical eye. For more information please go to www.arce.org/podcast

In this episode: Professor Betsy Bryan will be talking about kingship and the distinguishing features of royal ideology during the Egyptian New Kingdom. She will explain the concept of the royal ka and how a usurper of the throne legitimized his/her rule. Who does she believe was the target audience for such scenes and what was the purpose behind them? Professor Bryan will then shed light on what happens to the power of the king towards the end of the New Kingdom. In conversation with Dr. Yasmin El Shazly, ARCE's Deputy Director for Research and Programs. For more information please go to www.arce.org/podcast

In this episode: Dr. Stephen Harvey will be talking about Egyptian kingship from the Middle Kingdom to the beginning of the New Kingdom. He will discuss the lessons learnt by the kings of the Middle Kingdom from the First Intermediate Period, and the changes they made to ensure that this fragmentation would not happen again. He will also shed light on what happened to the power of the king at the end of the Middle Kingdom and during the Second Intermediate Period and how the Ahmosid line was honored in the Theban tombs of the New Kingdom and why. In conversation with Dr. Yasmin El Shazly, ARCE's Deputy Director for Research and Programs. For more information please go to www.arce.org/podcast