"Out of Egypt" TV Series Host and Egyptologist Kara Cooney on Conversation Crossroad March 9th at 7pm EST
Summary
Dr. Cooney has been part of archaeological excavations in Egypt at the craftsmen’s village of Deir el Medina, the royal temple site of Dahshur and various elite Theban tombs.In 2002, she was Kress fellow at the National Gallery of Art where she was involved with the installation of the Cairo Museum exhibition Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt.Dr. Cooney has been part of archaeological excavations in Egypt at the craftsmen’s village of Deir el Medina, the royal temple site of Dahshur and various elite Theban tombs.In 2002, she was Kress fellow at the National Gallery of Art where she was involved with the installation of the Cairo Museum exhibition Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt.Her first book, "The Cost of Death: The Social and Economic Value of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Art in the Ramesside Period" was published in 2007.Conversation Crossroad is hosted by AM news-talk radio veterans Betty-Lynn White and Garrison Leykam.