Mini: The Mystery & Treasures of Hetep-Heres

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

A crime scene with no crime? In 1925, archaeologists working at Giza uncovered a remarkable monument. The tomb chamber of Queen Hetep-Heres (c.2630-2580 BCE) contained a wealth of beautiful, high-quality items. But the monument itself was strange, the excavation was a serious challenge, and the results were baffling in many ways. In this episode, we explore the discovery, revelation, the life, and the legacy of Queen Hetep-Heres... Extended version of this episode and digital booklet available at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. The Tomb of Queen Hetep-Heres: Digital Giza http://giza.fas.harvard.edu/sites/1509/full/. G. A. Reisner and W. S. Smith, A History of the Giza Necropolis Volume II: The Tomb of Hetep-Heres the Mother of Cheops (1955). Available online. M. Lehner, The Pyramid Tomb of Hetep-Heres and the Satellite Pyramid of Khufu (1985). Available online. The treasures of Hetep-Heres: Ancient objects at Digital Giza. Furniture of Hetep-Heres in the Cairo Museum at Wikimedia. Exact replicas at Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Modern reconstruction and replica of a throne at Harvard University. The bracelets of Hetep-Heres – Aegean silver? SCIMEX, ‘Queen Hetepheres’ bracelets reveal new information on trade networks in Old Kingdom Egypt, c 2600 BC’, Scimex, Available online. See also K. Sowada et al., ‘Analyses of Queen Hetepheres’ bracelets from her celebrated tomb in Giza reveals new information on silver, metallurgy and trade in Old Kingdom Egypt, c. 2600 BC’, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 49 (2023), 1—9. Available online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's something you learned in history class that you feel like wasn't the whole truth?
0:05.0	Better yet, what's something you didn't learn at all that was omitted completely?
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0:36.0	Before we begin, a quick note.
0:38.0	This episode was written and recorded in late 2023.
0:42.0	It also includes an extended version. The extended version of this episode is available on my Patreon.
0:49.0	It includes extra information related to this tomb and the discovery. It's nothing essential you can still understand the full story without it, but for those who are interested in the extra details and nitty gritty, the extended version goes much deeper into the archaeological discussions and some of the questions surrounding this monument.
1:09.0	Also, the Patreon episode includes a PDF booklet, with photographs of many of the treasures and extensive notes and references related to this subject.
1:19.0	So this episode is the shorter version, but it still gives the full and complete story. If you are
1:24.4	interested in some extra extended material you can find that on my patreon.
1:29.7	Links in the episode description. Thank you. Hello and welcome to a history of Egypt podcast mini episode.
1:46.0	This is The Treasures of Queen Hetep Harris, a curious discovery that occurred in 1925 at the great
1:53.8	necropolis of Giza. The tomb of Hetepheres just east of the Great
1:59.6	Pyramid is a curious find one that still presents many questions for archaeologists today.
2:07.0	In this episode, we explore a fascinating discovery, an unusual excavation, and an enduring question of ancient Egyptian history.
2:16.0	Come let us visit the tomb of Queen Hetep Harris. Heress. Our story begins in 1925.
2:34.7	Cairo, the capital of Egypt was bustling.
2:38.0	Tourism was on the rise, thanks to the discovery of King Tutank Amun and his undisturbed tomb in 1922, wealthy travellers were
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