Rediscovering Giza: Peter Der Manuelian On Ancient Egypt’s Legacy Through Modern Tech

Step into the ancient city of Giza with Peter Der Manuelian, Harvard’s Barbara Bell Professor of Egyptology and director of the Giza Project. This episode unveils how cutting-edge technologies are revolutionizing our understanding of ancient Egypt's history, archaeology, and culture.

Discover:

• How epigraphy preserves the legacy of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
• The innovative tools reshaping the study of Egypt's monumental heritage.
• Insights into the original purpose behind Giza’s iconic pyramids.
• Unanswered mysteries still captivating Egyptologists today.

Peter has published several books on this fascinating subject, including Walking Among Pharaohs: George Reisner and the Dawn of Modern Egyptology, Digital Giza Visualizing the Pyramids, Mastabas of Nucleus Cemetery G 2100, Slab Stelae of the Giza Necropolis, Living in the Past: Studies in Archaism of the Egyptian Twenty-sixth Dynasty, and Studies in the Reign of Amenophis II. He has also written several children's books.

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Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr