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99.5: Iszi Lawrence, Getting to Ancient Egyptian Heaven, and Storytelling

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Jan 29, 2026
Iszi Lawrence, author, historian and comedian who makes history fun for kids, explains Ancient Egyptian afterlife rituals. Short, lively segments explore Ma'at and the feather, mummification and tombs, Anubis as a video-game guide, the Hall of Two Truths, cheats like heart-scarabs, and why Egypt leaves so much evidence. Plus detours into dinosaurs, medieval almond milk, and storytelling craft.
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ANECDOTE

Fake Mummified Ibises Sold As Votive Gifts

  • Animal cults led to a mass market of mummified votive animals like ibises sold at temples.
  • Archaeologists found some votives were fakes stuffed with sticks and food by unscrupulous sellers.
ADVICE

Provide Goods And Names For The Dead

  • Bury the essentials with the deceased: organs in canopic jars, goods, and inscriptions with their name.
  • These provisions supported the body's needs and ensured the name was read to sustain the spirit.
INSIGHT

Pyramids Invited Theft; Valley Hid Corpses

  • Tombs advertised wealth and invited looting, driving the shift to hidden burial sites like the Valley of the Kings.
  • King Tut's intact tomb survived because it avoided early looters and reveals how much ordinary tombs lost.
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