Lecture and Book Signing by Egyptologist, Dr. Kathlyn (Kara) Cooney - Hatshepsut:  How a Woman Ascended the Throne of Ancient Egypt.
About the Author - Dr. Kathlyn (Kara) Cooney is a professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA.  Specializing in craft production, coffin studies, and economies in the ancient world, Cooney received her PhD in Egyptology from Johns Hopkins University in 2005, she was co-curator of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaoh at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  Cooney produced and hosted a comparative archeology television series with her husband, Neil Crawford, entitled Out of Egypt, which aired in 2009 on the Discovery Channel and is available online via Netflix and Amazon.