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We're Jen.

And Jenny.

From Ancient History Fangirl.

Join us to explore ancient history and mythology

from a fun, sometimes tipsy perspective.

Find us at ancient history fangirl.com

or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello folks, Dominic here.

Thank you for your patience while I am taking my break.

A bit of time off has done wonders for my mental and emotional energy, and I am optimistic that 2021 will be the best

year yet for the podcast.

The show will return on January 31st. In the meantime I would like to introduce my new research assistant.

Elissa Day is a student in the UK studying at the University of Cambridge.

She specializes in New Kingdom administration and government,

particularly high officials of the 18th and 19th dynasties.

So, her research specialty overlaps perfectly with the next phase of our story.

I am excited to have Alyssa on board and to introduce her I asked her to record a little introduction. So here is

Alyssa, the newest member of the team. Hi there, my name's Alyssa Day and I'm

currently an M-fil, or master of philosophy student at Selwyn College University of Cambridge.

Previously I studied Egyptology focusing primarily on the language with a minor in Mandarin Chinese

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