Hi, mystery recipe listeners. Chad here with a very special episode for you today.

We're taking a break from our usual ingredient theme this week because we're participating

in Nat Geo's Kids Podcast Party Ancient Egypt in honor of the 100th anniversary of the

discovery of King Tut's Tomb. Together with other Kids Podcasts, we're making an episode

about ancient Egypt. If you're interested in listening to more, check out Flip and

Mosey's Guide to How to Be an Earthling from Tinker Cast and their episode on Camels.

This episode was originally made for ATK's grown-up podcast Proof and was originally written

and produced by Sarah Joyner. So, grown-ups, if you want to hear more food stories like

this one, check out Proof forever you get your podcasts. And now, for our story.

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston was built in 1909 and it houses art from all of the

great artists. Monet, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Greek and Roman Antiquities. But, Shamus

Blackley wasn't there for those. It's July 2019, so it's hot out when Shamus arrives

at the museum. He's nervous but pretending not to be. Months of planning have led to

this moment. He's carrying his kit, inside all the tools he'll need to complete the job,

to get the ultimate prize. He enters the museum through the employee entrance and proceeds

down to the museum's basement. There, he meets the Egyptologist, that he had somehow

convinced to let him down into this room. It was insane, you know, the number of objects

down there was incredible. An Egyptologist is someone who studies ancient Egyptian history,

language, literature, religion, architecture or art. The objects that his colleague,

Dr. Love, had selected for him to test, were pulled aside on a cart waiting for him.

Precious Egyptian Antiquities, Antiques, real objects from ancient Egypt.

And the Egyptologist hands me this vessel. And just not shalonely. And for the first time in my life,

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