Interview: Tutankhamun Inc. with Prof. Christina Riggs

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Face-to-face with the legends. Christina Riggs is a Professor (History of Visual Culture) at Durham University. In 2021, her book Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century took a broader view of the tomb and its discovery than most books on the subject. Her discussion helps us review and revisit older myths or assumptions, and encourage new perspectives on Egyptology's most famous discovery. Prof. Christina Riggs at Durham University. Christina Riggs at Academia.edu. Christina Riggs' website including her blog and the article "Waterboys and Wishful Thinking." 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	Hello everyone, and welcome to a history of Egypt podcast interview.
0:06.5	My guest today is Dr. Christina Riggs.
0:10.0	Christina Riggs is a professor in the history of visual culture at Durham University in
0:14.7	the UK.
0:16.3	And in 2021, Dr. Riggs published, Treasured, How to Tongamun shaped a century.
0:22.8	Dr. Riggs explored the discovery of King to Tongamun's tomb from an interesting perspective,
0:28.6	rather than just retreading the discovery of the tomb itself.
0:32.1	Dr. Riggs also focused on the legacy of this discovery.
0:36.0	How to Tongamun and his treasures have become ambassadors for Egyptian society, both ancient
0:42.2	and modern.
0:43.6	And how the discussion and presentation of these treasures has shaped public perception
0:48.8	of archaeology and Egyptology.
0:51.7	Dr. Riggs is an insightful scholar exploring new avenues of modern history and how they present
0:58.0	the ancient past.
0:59.7	I am pleased to welcome her to the show for the first time.
1:03.0	Come, please enjoy a discussion with Dr. Christina Riggs.
1:13.3	So Professor Riggs, Christina, good morning and welcome to the history of Egypt podcast.
1:18.6	Thank you for joining me.
1:20.4	Thank you for inviting me, Dominic, and for working with my crazy schedule at the moment.
1:26.4	How things in Durham at the moment is everyone safe and happy?
1:31.4	I think so.
1:32.4	There has been an outbreak in COVID.
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