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153a: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 1)

153a: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 1)

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast


153a: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 1)

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast

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Length:
102 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Seek and Discover. In this episode, we begin the tale of the most famous tomb in history. KV62, a small monument, in the lower reaches of the Valley of the Kings. Overlooked for three thousand years, the tomb finally emerged thanks to a persistent excavator and a stroke of good fortune. However, the Tomb of Tutankhamun has built up its own mythology. In this episode, we begin to explore the tomb, and its discovery, including some lesser-known questions... Episode ChaptersChapter 1: A Long-Expected Pharaoh 04:15Chapter 2: The Stairway to the Past 27:36Chapter 3: The Door Goes West 46:51Chapter 4: Candles in the Dark 1:08:40Chapter 5: The Antechamber Unmasked 1:22:52Conclusion: 1:39:00Episode LinksHoward Carter and George Herbert (Lord Carnarvon), Five Years' Exploration at Thebes: A Record of Work Done 1907-1911 by The Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter, 1912. Available at Project Gutenberg and Archive.org.Christina Riggs, "Waterboys and Wishful Thinking," https://photographing-tutankhamun.com/2020/06/20/the-water-boy-who-wasnt/For the full archive of Harry Burton’s photographs, showing the tomb of Tutankhamun in its original state, see the Griffith Institute website.Date: 1922 CE.Logo image: A statue of Tutankhamun, from the antechamber of his tomb. Photo by Skip Howard.Music by Keith Zizza https://www.keithzizza.net/Music by Michael Levy http://www.ancientlyre.com/Music by Ancient Lyric http://www.bettinajoydeguzman.com/Sound interludes by Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/Luke_ChaosAudio mixing/editing by Vincent Cavanagh.See other shows from the Agora Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Oct 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Learn about ancient Egypt, as *they* described it. We use ancient texts, archaeology and social history to explore their civilization and weave a tale of pharaohs, pyramids, gods, monuments and people. The History of Egypt Podcast uses the ancients' own words to describe their society, and is written by a trained Egyptologist. A member of the Agora Podcast Network.