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115b: Amarna, Building Quickly

The History of Egypt

Ancient Egypt, from Creation to Cleopatra. This podcast tells the story of pharaonic Egypt "in their own words." Using archaeology, ancient texts, and up-to-date scholarship, we uncover the world of the Nile Valley and its people. Hosted on the Airwave Media Network.

Dominic Perry

Amarna (Part 4): Raising a City in Haste. When Akhenaten demanded a new royal residence (Akhet-Aten), it fell to countless labourers, overseers and donkeys to gather the material needed for the city. Archaeologists scouring the landscape of Akhet-Aten and its neighbourhood have found a great deal of evidence for stone quarrying, ancient road networks, and even the rudimentary concrete used to strengthen buildings... <ul><li>Date. c.1357 BCE</li><li>King: Akhenaten (Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re)</li><li>Queen: Nefertiti (Nefer-neferu-Aten)</li><li>Location: Amarna (Akhet-Aten)</li></ul> Music by Keith Zizza <a href="www.keithzizza.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.keithzizza.com</a>, Episode Images and Bibliography at <a href="www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com</a>. Want to visit Egypt? Consider joining the History of Egypt Podcast Tour in January 2020! Spaces still available, more details at <a href="https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/2019/06/19/tour-2-now-ready-for-booking/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/2019/06/19/tour-2-now-ready-for-booking/</a> <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Amarna (Part 4): Raising a City in Haste.

When Akhenaten demanded a new royal residence (Akhet-Aten), it fell to countless labourers, overseers and donkeys to gather the material needed for the city. Archaeologists scouring the landscape of Akhet-Aten and its neighbourhood have found a great deal of evidence for stone quarrying, ancient road networks, and even the rudimentary concrete used to strengthen buildings...

Date. c.1357 BCE

King: Akhenaten (Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re)

Queen: Nefertiti (Nefer-neferu-Aten)

Location: Amarna (Akhet-Aten)

Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.

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Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.

Select Bibliography:

Barry Kemp, The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People, 2012.

W.M. Flinders Petrie, Tell el Amarna, 1894.

James A. Harrell, “Amarna gypsite: A new source of gypsum for ancient Egypt,” Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2016). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.12.031

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