Giza

1. Kara Cooney filming Out of Egypt for Discovery Channel. She is on the edge of the desert with the three Pyramids of Giza in the background. © Discovery Communications. 2. A face for television with eyes on the past. Photograph by Mikel Healey.

The Past

When women ruled the world: an interview with Egyptologist Kara Cooney

Egyptologist Kara Cooney talks to Richard Marranca about her research into Ancient Egyptian queens and into funerary practice