Egyptology and Archaeology in Video Games with Megan Kumorek - Ruins 92

What this episode covers

In this episode, we are joined by Megan Kumorek who is a writer and creative partner for the Middle East, North Africa, and Mediterranean Archaeology Publication Group and Promotional and Academic Partner for the Save Cultural Heritage Group. We start off by talking with Megan about her educational background in Archaeology, beginning with her undergraduate in Anthropology at Northern Arizona University and then Megan's M.A. program in Egyptology at the University of Liverpool in the U.K. We then dive into Megan's experiences in working on graffiti in Egyptian archaeology and what the transition was like from researching North and South American archaeology to studying the Egyptian Archaeological Record. We tie up the episode with a very fun and entertaining conversation about depictions of archaeology in video games. Turns out, Megan is a huge gamer! We cover a gambit of video games and how they represent archaeology. The video games that we cover include Tomb Raider, the Assassin's Creed games, World of Warcraft, Sims 4, Zelda, Jedi Fallen Order, Dragon Age Origins, and more! If you are listening to this episode on the "Archaeology Podcast Network All Shows Feed", please consider subscribing to the "A Life in Ruins Podcast" channel to support our show. Listening to and downloading our episodes on the A Life in Ruins channel helps our podcast grow. So please, subscribe to the A Life in Ruins Podcast, hosted by the Archaeology Podcast Network, on whichever platform you are using to listen to us on the "All Shows Feed". Support our show by following our channel. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code RUINS. Click this message for more information. [https://zencastr.com/pricing?coupon=RUINS&fpr=3tym6] Links * A Life in Ruins Discord Server [https://discord.gg/nYsbkVqK] * Assassin's Creed Origins [https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/origins] * Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project [https://www.bvar.org/] * Archaeogaming website (not mentioned in the episode but a great resource) [https://archaeogaming.com/] Literature Recommendations * An Introduction to the Archaeology of Egypt by Kathryn Bard [https://www.wiley.com/en-us/An+Introduction+to+the+Archaeology+of+Ancient+Egypt-p-9781405111485] * Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization by Barry J. Kemp [https://www.routledge.com/Ancient-Egypt-Anatomy-of-a-Civilization/Kemp/p/book/9780415827263] * Reading Egyptian Art by Richard H. Wilkinson [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138735.Reading_Egyptian_Art] * Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Complete Beginners by Bill Manley [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13723801-egyptian-hieroglyphs-for-complete-beginners] * How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Mark Collier and Bill Manley [https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520239494/how-to-read-egyptian-hieroglyphs] * Scribbling Through History: Graffiti, Places and People from Antiquity to [https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/scribbling-through-history-9781474288835/] * Modernity by Chloé Ragazzoli, Ömür Harmansah, Chiara Salvador, and Elizabeth Frood [https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/scribbling-through-history-9781474288835/] * When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/37706369-when-women-ruled-the-world] Guest Contact * Personal Instagram: @Egyptian_Rose [https://www.instagram.com/egyptian_rose/] * Save Cultural Heritage Group Instagram: @schgpk [https://www.instagram.com/schgpk/?hl=en] * Save Cultural Heritage Group YouTube: Save C [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWLKdf9tc5_BNmpivPxAxzQ/videos]