Introducing Voices of Ancient Egypt with Dr. Melinda Nelson-Hurst
The History of Egypt Podcast

Introducing Voices of Ancient Egypt with Dr. Melinda Nelson-Hurst

B1IntermediateApril 10, 202626 min
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New Egyptology podcast! Voices of Ancient Egypt is "the podcast for people who don’t just want to learn about ancient Egypt, but want to understand it at a deeper, more meaningful level. With a blend of solo deep-dives and conversations with experts and everyday Egyptophiles, this podcast brings ancient Egyptian history, beliefs, and language to life — and shows you how learning hieroglyphs is possible, no matter your age, background, or schedule. Whether you want to read hieroglyphs in museums, on social media, or on your next trip to Egypt, you’ll find the tools, stories, and encouragement to make i...

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Howdy folks, Dominik here. The narrative will resume in a few days, but in the meantime, I wanted to let you know about a new podcast dedicated to Egyptology. Voices of ancient Egypt is run by Dr. Melinda Nelson Hurst. Dr. Nelson Hurst is an Egyptologist with years of experience teaching at the university level, working in Egypt and training students to read real ancient

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Egyptian texts. The podcast has a blend of solo deep dives and conversations with experts and everyday enthusiasts of Egyptology. It brings together ancient Egyptian history, beliefs, and language, and shows you how learning high-reglifts is possible, no matter your age, background, or schedule. To celebrate the launch of the show, I asked Dr Melinda Nelson

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hurst to come on the podcast and introduce voices of Ancient Egypt. Hello everyone and welcome to a brief little interview discussion with another ancient Egyptian history podcaster. My guest today is Dr. Melinda Nelsonhurst, who recently launched a new podcast called Voices of Ancient Egypt. And we're going to talk about that podcast

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