Third episode "Excavations" with the Professor of Archeology of Eastern Civilizations of EKPA, Kon/no Kopanias. In the first part, we discuss studies on the peoples of the Near East, Egypt, the pyramids, the Hittites, and the mythical figures who may have actually existed! "Konstantinos Kopanias holds a degree in Archeology from the Department of History and Archeology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1992-96). He received his master's degree at the Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg (1997) and continued his doctoral studies at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (as a fellow of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and member of the Graduiertenkolleg "Anatolien und seine Nachbarn"), as well as at the University of Athens , where he submitted his PhD thesis (2003). He worked as a Lecturer (2009-15), Assistant Professor (2015-19), Associate Professor (2019-24) and continues teaching as a Professor (2024 onwards) at the Department of History and Archeology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with knowledge subject the Archeology of Anatolia and the Near East." Ahhiyawa: The Mycenaean Aegean through Hittite texts: https://www.politeianet.gr/books/9789... The "Periplus" Research Program of the Department of Hist. and Arch. of EKPA: https://periplus.arch.uoa.gr/ Publications of Kon/nos Kopanias: https://scholar.uoa.gr/kkopanias/ ------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------- Get your own "Handbook of Mythical Creatures" here: https://www.kaktos.gr/product/egcheir... There's a Myth for Everything! Travel with me to Greek Mythology here: https://www.kaktos.gr/el/loykopoylos-... ❗ - If you want to support the MYTHICAL Podcast and The Mythologist channel you can: ????- / themythologist ???? - PayPal: https ://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_... * Business inquiries, Sponsorships, Partnerships: [email protected] * ❕ - You can also follow me on social media: ????- Instagram: / the_mythologist_ ⚫ - TikTok: / the_mythologist_ ????- Facebook: / thamythologist ---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------- 00:00 - Introduction 03:25 - What is Anatolia and Near East 08:24 - Excavations in Kurdistan 15:00 - A surprising Greek find in East 18:45 - Why so much destruction with Egyptian civilization 24:44 - We know how the pyramids were built 27:55 - The mysterious Hittites 35:06 - The height of Hittite civilization 37:59 - The relationships of the great kingdoms of the East 41: 15 - The precious records of the Hittites 44:04 - What destroyed the Hittites 46:15 - Minoans, Mycenaeans and Danaans 52:29 - "Ahhiyawa" or "Achaeans" 54:16 - The capital of the kingdom of "Ahhiyawa" 58:41 - The enormous importance of the Hittite texts 1:02:37 - There is historical information about the Trojan War 1:09:08 - "Attarsiya" or "Atreus" 1:12:04 - A dowry not given 1:16:12 - Threat of war in Ephesus 1:21:25 - End of Part A I am Constantine or otherwise The Mythologist and through my studies in archeology I learned to love Mythology! I decided to share myths about gods, heroes and monsters and other strange stories here on YouTube! Production: No Trip Studios - https://www.notripstudios.com