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The Conversation: Excavating the hidden secrets of women in Ancient Egypt

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Excavating the hidden secrets of women in Ancient Egypt

19/12/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - The Conversation, Excavating the hidden secrets of women in Ancient Egypt

Kim Chakanetsa talks to two egyptologists uncovering secrets from the ancient world

Kim Chakanetsa talks to two leading egyptologists - Monica Hanna and Solange Ashby - about the role women played in the social and cultural life of Ancient Egypt.

What role did women play in the social and cultural life of Ancient Egypt? Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women uncovering secrets from this incredible civilisation. 

Dr Monica Hanna is an Egyptologist and a leading heritage expert. She’s the acting dean of the College of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage at the Arab Academy in Aswan. Monica’s been awarded for her fight against looting. 

Dr Solange Ashby is an Egyptologist at UCLA whose work focuses on Nubia, a region in Northeast Africa split between present-day Egypt and Sudan. Solange’s current research explores the role of women in ancient Nubia and she’s writing a monograph about the royal women of Kush.

Produced by Alice Gioia and Lorna Treen.

(Image: (L) Dr Monica Hanna, credit Justin Merriman. (R) Dr Solange Ashby, credit courtesy of Dr Solange Ashby).

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