153f: The Tomb of Tutankhamun (Part 6, Final)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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The Annexe and End of Excavation. Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun in November 1922. He would continue labouring in the monument until 1927, and the final conservation of objects would finish in 1932. Over these ten years of work, Carter tackled many challenges, some of which proved insurmountable. In the end, his labour, and the story of Tutankhamun's burial, stand as a testament to human effort and long legacies. Episode Chapters: Chapter 15: The Scouring of the Tomb 00:00:15 Chapter 16: The End of Excavations 00:31:50 Series Conclusion: 00:52:30 Episode Links: 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 - 1932 CE. Logo image: A ceremonial shield belonging to the King. Wikimedia. Music by Keith Zizza https://www.keithzizza.net/ Sound interludes by Luke Chaos https://twitter.com/Luke_Chaos See other shows from the Agora Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, this is Scott.
0:03.0	If you want to learn about the world's oldest civilizations, find out how they were rediscovered.
0:09.4	Follow the story of Mark Antony and Cleopatra's descendants over 10 generations, or take
0:15.2	a deep dive into the Iron Age or the Hellenistic Era, then check out the Ancient World Podcast.
0:23.0	Available on all podcasting platforms, or go to AncientWorldPodcast.com.
0:29.4	Check out the Ancient World Podcast.
0:49.0	Chapter 15 – The Scouring of the Tomb
0:52.0	Finally, there was one more room to clear, a small space leading off from the anti-chamber.
0:59.3	This annex was a kind of storehouse.
1:02.3	It contained miscellaneous objects, goods that did not fit elsewhere, or did not have a specific
1:08.1	home.
1:09.1	Let's cover it briefly.
1:11.9	The annex was notable for its size, compared to the other chambers it was small, and yet
1:17.4	this hall contained a vast array of goods, in total more than 2,000 objects emerged from
1:24.8	this chamber.
1:26.4	In such a small space, that was remarkable.
1:29.9	How did they all fit?
1:31.4	Of all the rooms in Tutankhamon's burial, the annex was the most disorderly.
1:36.8	You might even say it was chaos.
1:39.3	Originally, the tomb had a clear layout, but at some point after the funeral, robbers had
1:45.0	penetrated the chambers.
1:47.1	In the course of their work, thieves ransacked the annex.
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