ldesteiguer
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I've been following Egyptology for more than 30 years. While I love most series I've come across in recent years, the new types that have been filmed over the past 5 years or so have been highlighting modern Egyptian Egyptologists' careers in the field. There has been a generational and demographic shift in the study of this ancient history.
Since the time of Napoleon, Egyptology has been conducted by Westerners, primarily of European decent. They've made some great advances in this field but I always found it a little cringy in their interactions with the workers, who were primarily native Egyptians digging their own ancestry from the earth for the Europeans who took credit for the find.
Ancient Egyptian history is so old that it feels like human history. It is, but it's also the history of these people living in the region now.
It's wonderful to see Egyptians taking a leading role in the discovery of their own history. Dr. Waziri currently holds the role of Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. His team is becoming my new Egyptology friends as they've been featured in a number of documentaries in recent years. They are a dedicated, hard working, and passionate bunch of experts that include everything from conservation specialists to excavation specialists who's attention to safety and the preservation of this dynamic culture will feed researchers for decades to come.
I must say, it's absolutely mind-blowing what they found in the shafts. Unbelievable wealth of artifacts and information it's hard to believe it escaped tomb raiders' notice for so long.
Since the time of Napoleon, Egyptology has been conducted by Westerners, primarily of European decent. They've made some great advances in this field but I always found it a little cringy in their interactions with the workers, who were primarily native Egyptians digging their own ancestry from the earth for the Europeans who took credit for the find.
Ancient Egyptian history is so old that it feels like human history. It is, but it's also the history of these people living in the region now.
It's wonderful to see Egyptians taking a leading role in the discovery of their own history. Dr. Waziri currently holds the role of Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. His team is becoming my new Egyptology friends as they've been featured in a number of documentaries in recent years. They are a dedicated, hard working, and passionate bunch of experts that include everything from conservation specialists to excavation specialists who's attention to safety and the preservation of this dynamic culture will feed researchers for decades to come.
I must say, it's absolutely mind-blowing what they found in the shafts. Unbelievable wealth of artifacts and information it's hard to believe it escaped tomb raiders' notice for so long.
Ancient Egypt junkie and what I like about this series is a focus on the archeological digs and analysis, the discovery and attempt to better understand this civilization. It blows your mind when you realize how long the Egyptians held onto their culture and way of life.
This series explores some previously well covered topics (Tutankhamun, Rameses II, Hatshepsut) but in a novel way. Without rehashing the same angles, their active research projects are adding new questions to explore on future expeditions.
The Darnells. They're Translation Tourists. They don't appear to have active research projects. They don't have an active dig site. The 1920's gear feels in bad taste and makes me think about the troubled relationship that western archeologists have had with Egypt such as Howard Carter's proposal that he and Carnarvon split the "treasure" 50/50 if he funded one last season.
This is human history but more importantly, Egyptian history. Which is why I love that this series shows how the Egyptian government has imposed strict regulations to protect their workers in these digs, artifacts recovered on site, and the repatriation of stolen goods from the black market. Archeology in Egypt still seems predominantly western funded but there are now more Egyptians featured in more prominent positions discovering their own history and it's so much better to see.
Overall, a well done series.
This series explores some previously well covered topics (Tutankhamun, Rameses II, Hatshepsut) but in a novel way. Without rehashing the same angles, their active research projects are adding new questions to explore on future expeditions.
The Darnells. They're Translation Tourists. They don't appear to have active research projects. They don't have an active dig site. The 1920's gear feels in bad taste and makes me think about the troubled relationship that western archeologists have had with Egypt such as Howard Carter's proposal that he and Carnarvon split the "treasure" 50/50 if he funded one last season.
This is human history but more importantly, Egyptian history. Which is why I love that this series shows how the Egyptian government has imposed strict regulations to protect their workers in these digs, artifacts recovered on site, and the repatriation of stolen goods from the black market. Archeology in Egypt still seems predominantly western funded but there are now more Egyptians featured in more prominent positions discovering their own history and it's so much better to see.
Overall, a well done series.