Egypt's Forgotten Egyptologists

[@professorpeachez]

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[@floralfemme4700]

I knew Egyptology had a colonial past but had no idea Egyptians had to fight to study their own history. Your videos are topics I would have never heard of otherwise but I'm so glad I did, thank you!

[@professorpeachez]

So glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

[@khazermashkes2316]

Thank you for helping us learn about Egyptian Egyptologists!

[@professorpeachez]

Thanks for watching!

[@maryhawk6905]

Great video!

[@christopherjohn4283]

I am so happy that you made this video. So what led me to your video? I was very skeptical about the identification of some the Egyptian gods to certain constellations. I then picked up Joanne Conman’s book, “Ancient Egyptian Sky Lore”. I noticed that she too was skeptical, although our conclusions on the identification differ. That said, Joanne Conman did a fine job of tracing how some of the mistakes came about and who did it. I also noticed that she listed a lot of Egyptologists in her book. I then began compiling a list of these Egyptologists, what their contributions were. I was actually in the midst of this, when I came across your video. You are correct. The Eurocentric view of history, archaeology, and science have largely sidelined non-Europeans in not just Egypt, but in many parts of the world. Who knows that R. D. Banerji was the discoverer of Mohenjo Daro? How about Buang Ali, the Sarawakian assistant of Alfred E. Wallace who made many discoveries? The list goes on.

[@tangleonvictoria4831]

What a struggle to study your own homeland. Thanks for doing the research on some of the unsung heroes, very concise and informative.

[@glyn9821]

my boyfriend is Egyptian and i always find it so hard to find information on his culture and history. thank you!

[@myriamd3152]

Spite really is a powerful force! Thanks for this video

[@antikathy]

Wonderful video as always. You're such a bold scholar. Never afraid to ask "no, wait, what about this..." just surprised you waited 8 years lol. That spite's got some slow burn to it lol

[@professorpeachez]

I DID write a very poorly researched blog post in 2014, but I felt it was a topic worth revisiting, especially after discovering Donald Reid's book. Thank you for your comment!

[@garbageprince]

Really great video! So glad I found your channel through the OFMD video. Can't wait to listen to the podcast!

[@tiredoftrolls2629]

Thank you so much for bringing humanity to this.

[@katienewell7350]

This was a brilliant video, thank you for making it!

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

Love your content! Thank you KZbin Algorithim !

[@samanthapereira3733]

Ooh what about a follow up video about all the artefacts that were basically stolen... where are they now? Should they be returned etc..?

[@MimiMortmain]

I completely get researching something out of spite 😅 When I was deciding which modules to take at uni, I went to ask if they offered anything about non-European history from before 1800 and the lecturer said they didn’t. I asked why and he said ‘there just aren’t many sources from those places before that time’

[@professorpeachez]

Big yikes 😬

[@centali6551]

entirely bullshit

[@bethliebman8169]

Oh, the arrogance! Great, eye-opening video. I think you consistently present interesting takes on history and scholarship. Keep up the good work.

[@professorpeachez]

Thank you!