The History of Egypt

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Amarna (Part 4): Raising a City in Haste.


When Akhenaten demanded a new royal residence (Akhet-Aten), it fell to countless labourers, overseers and donkeys to gather the material needed for the city. Archaeologists scouring the landscape of Akhet-Aten and its neighbourhood have found a great deal of evidence for stone quarrying, ancient road networks, and even the rudimentary concrete used to strengthen buildings...


  • Date. c.1357 BCE
  • King: Akhenaten (Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re)
  • Queen: Nefertiti (Nefer-neferu-Aten)
  • Location: Amarna (Akhet-Aten)
  • Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com.
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  • Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.


    • Select Bibliography:

    • Barry Kemp, The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People, 2012.
    • W.M. Flinders Petrie, Tell el Amarna, 1894.
    • James A. Harrell, “Amarna gypsite: A new source of gypsum for ancient Egypt,” Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2016). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.12.031

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