Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality And 21st Century Archaeology

Last week you learned about the ancient Egyptian police force under the Ptolemies. This week, delve back a century before the Ptolemaic Dynasty to the city of Elephantine. There thrived a substantial Jewish population who maintained their own temple and left their own texts in Aramaic. When we think of societies where people of many different backgrounds coexist, often what comes to mind is a modern city like New York. But what would life have been like in an ancient metropolis with a multicultural society? Join our host and special guest Dr. Jitse Dijkstra, who has been involved in the excavations at Elephantine since 2001 as a member of the Swiss-German-Egyptian mission. Learn how historical texts and archaeological remains have been connected to better understand the ancient inhabitants of the island.