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This is a History extra production. From the secrets of the pyramids to the mysteries of

the mysteries of mummification,

ancient Egypt has captivated the popular imagination for centuries.

In this History Extra Podcast series, we're looking back at this remarkable culture, which has left

such a significant mark on

history.

history. I'm your host Emily Griffiths and I'm joined by Dr. Campbell Price,

curator of Egypt and Sudan at Manchester Museum.

In this second episode we're turning our attention to the day-to-day experiences

of ordinary ancient Egyptians, painting a vivid picture of life along the Nile.

Hi Campbell, welcome back.

Thank you for joining us again. All again. No, it's a pleasure to be back.

So as I've said, we're going to be talking about the average ordinary ancient Egyptian.

Now we need to start, who is that?

Well, in terms of numbers, Emily, I think that person would be a farmer or someone in a farmer's family because

Egypt is still largely and certainly then an agricultural economy.

So there's lots of farmland, very rich, very fertile land on which to do your farming.

And I think so much of ancient Egypt is geared in the popular mind towards rich people and they were not out in the fields farming, but at a guess maybe, gosh, 80%, 90 percent of people would work on the land.

Now we also need to probably set our boundaries of what we know about the lives of the

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