Kara Cooney（卡拉·库尼）

近东语言和文化副教授  埃及古物学家 电视主持人 逝者代言人

她赋予古代历史生机

上网搜索“Kara Cooney”，就会出现“女印第安纳琼斯”的字样。

这个无畏的UCLA教授探索了古时最引人入胜的神秘文化之一，她将埃及社会有趣的仪式和统治者的权利斗争带到百万人面前。Cooney曾是洛杉矶市艺术博物馆图坦卡蒙和法老的黄金时代的策展人，在Discovery探索频道主持考古纪实节目“走出古埃及”。她最新的一本书《女王：哈特谢普苏特登上古埃及权利之巅》。该书讲述了古埃及在位时间最长的一位女性统治者的一生和重要成就。

Kara Cooney

Associate Professor, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

She brings ancient history to life.

Do an Internet search of Kara Cooney, and up come the words “female Indiana Jones.” The intrepid UCLA professor explores the mysteries of one of the ancient world’s most fascinating cultures, bringing Egyptian society’s intriguing rituals and the power struggles of its rulers to life for millions. Cooney was co-curator of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and hosted the archaeology television series Out of Egypt on the Discovery Channel. Her latest book, The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt, explores the life and times of the ancient world’s longest-reigning female ruler.