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Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney

Karnak: Creation and Destruction of a Living Temple

83 min • 12 augusti 2024

In this episode Kara and Amber discuss the builders and destroyers of Karnak. Who could create and who could destroy? If we look at the ancient living temple space of Karnak as social document, what can it tell us?

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