Old Kingdom Technology (with Dr. Martin Odler)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Interview. How does copper cut stone? Martin Odler specialises in ancient Egyptian technology. Specifically, the manufacture and use of metal in tools and industry. In this interview, Dr. Odler shares some of his research insights on the production and use of copper, at sites like the Giza pyramids during the Old Kingdom. We also explore the use of metal in weaponry and daily life, and how scientists can experiment with reconstructed tools to examine their value and effectiveness. Today, Dr. Odler shares his methodical and wide-ranging interests. Personally, I learned a lot from speaking with him. Logo image: A copper mirror of Reni-Seneb (c.1800 BCE), Metropolitan Museum of Art. Martin Odler at Newcastle University. Research papers by Martin Odler at Academia.edu. Book: Copper in Ancient Egypt Before, During, and After the Pyramid Age (c.4000—1600 BC) (2023), published by Brill. Book: Old Kingdom Copper Tools and Model Tools (2016), published by Archaeopress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Bird's Eye Chicken Dippers.
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0:24.4	For chicken worth dipping, it better be bird's eye. Hello and welcome to a history of Egypt podcast interview. My guest today is Dr Martin
0:41.7	Oudler. Dr. Odler specializes in ancient Egyptian
0:45.2	technology, specifically the manufacture and use of metal in tools, industry and
0:51.5	construction. Dr. Odler is currently the Marie Glodowska Curie Fellow at
0:56.6	New Castle University, where he focuses his research on metalworking from Egypt's prehistoric era to the end of the new kingdom, approximately 3,500
1:08.0	to 1,050 b.C. In the course of that work, Dr. Odler has studied archaeological remains from Giza, Abbousia, and museum
1:17.6	collections around the world.
1:20.0	Now he joins us to speak about his recent findings and his new book, Copper in ancient Egypt,
1:27.0	before, during and after the pyramid age.
1:30.2	This is a topic with a lot of public interest because understandably many folks are curious
1:35.4	about how ancient copper tools could achieve the wonders we see in the Great Pyramid Fields.
1:41.6	As you'll find, Dr. Odler is a skilled and methodical
1:44.9	archaeologist with an excellent sense of explanation and the nitty
1:49.2	gritty of ancient technology. Personally, I learned a lot from speaking with him.
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