Crafted to Last

Podcast: Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney · Kara Cooney

Opublikowano: 2026-08-08

In todays episode, we welcome wood-and-coffin specialist Carrie Arbuckle McLeod for a deep dive into why ancient Egyptian coffins are basically time capsules: tiny wood samples reveal trade and value, tool marks preserve the hands-on actions of carpenters, and joints can map changing technology and belief. You’ll hear why cedar (often linked to Osiris) was a luxury imported “king of woods,” how local sycamore fig became the womb of Nut, and why coffins and boats share the same journey-to-the-afterlife logic—plus the surprising “magic” of red-painted and even inscribed joints. We also unpack the messy afterlife of coffins i...