Ever wonder what a mummy smells like? Or why millions of animals were mummified - including baboons? We climb into ancient tombs with Egyptologist Salima Ikram, to discover the science and culture of animal mummies. Salima is a real life tomb adventurer, cautious of scorpions and curious about the dead. Join us this Halloween as we excavate the secrets behin ... Show More
Oct 16
Fact or Fiction: Sloths (Featuring the Story Pirates)
Explore the wild world of kids’ imaginations with Story Pirates! Story Pirates is a podcast that takes stories written by kids and brings them to life as hilarious sketches and songs, performed by a crew of comedians, actors, and musicians. Listen to Story Pirates here: https://w ... Show More
35m 55s
Jun 2022
S1E1 - Archaeologist Nora Shawki
Inspired as a young child by the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, Nora Shawki fell in love with the history of her country of Egypt. In this episode, we hear about discovering ancient treasures, sending lots of emails, unavoidable changes, and cities buried under your backyard. --- ... Show More
10m 21s
Oct 2022
S7E3.5 - Overheard on Greeking Out - The Hole Where King Tut’s Heart Used to Be
This is a kid-friendly episode of Overheard at Nat Geo! We encounter descriptions of mummification, a game show, lots of Black Goo, the aftermath of the Amarna period, and a missing heart! We dig into why ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun’s heart is missing from his tomb and what ... Show More
28m 34s
Oct 2024
Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 2 with Salima Ikram & Kara Cooney
<p>Coffin engravings! Archaeology ethics! Linen wrappings! Repatriation! Sexy hippos!</p><p>We’re back with more mummies in this Part 2 with the wonderful Drs. Salima Ikram & Kara Cooneywho chat about animal mummies, eating mummified remains, plant resins, the debate over human s ... Show More
1 h