The Tomb of Tutankhamun (100 Year Anniversary)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2022

⏱️ 424 minutes

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Summary

Hardcore Edition. In a special presentation, I compile my “Tomb of Tutankhamun” miniseries into a single mega episode. With updated information, and some new revelations, this 7-hour special is the full story, as best I can tell it. Reference materials: For the full archive of Harry Burton’s photographs, showing the tomb of Tutankhamun in its original state, at the Griffith Institute. See other images, including the treasures, at Wikimedia. The Tomb of Tutankhamun at The Theban Mapping Project. The life and reign of Tutankhamun at The History of Egypt Podcast. The Tomb of Tutankhamun episodes (with references and pictures): Part 1 (Chapters 1 to 5). Part 2 (Chapters 6 and 7). Part 3 (Chapters 8 and 9). Part 4 (Chapters 10 to 12). Part 5 (Chapters 13 and 14). Part 6 (Chapters 15 and 16). The “DNA Study” (Episode 128). The Tomb of Nefertiti (Episode 137b). Episode Details Date: 1340 BCE and 1922 - 1932 CE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Logo image: The gold mummy mask of Tutankhamun via Wikimedia. 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_Chaos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is a special presentation.
0:04.0	Today we celebrate a most significant anniversary.
0:07.6	On November 3, 2022, it is exactly 68 years since Toho Pictures released their film, Godzilla.
0:16.6	Christened Godzilla, King of the Monsters in the West, the film is a landmark in entertainment
0:22.0	and social common...
0:23.6	Sorry, what?
0:24.6	Yeah, it's the anniversary is there?
0:26.6	Oh...
0:28.6	Alright, let me just write something real quick.
0:33.6	...theircuh Salamalekum, peace be upon you.
0:44.3	Welcome to a History of Egypt podcast, mega episode.
0:48.6	This is The Tomb of Tutankhamun, Hardcore Edition.
0:52.7	What you are about to hear is a compilation of material,
0:55.6	released on the podcast in 2021. Now, a year later, we have reached the 100-year anniversary of this discovery.
1:05.4	On November 4, 1922, a team of Egyptian workers located the first step of King Tutankhamun's tomb.
1:14.6	Then, on November 26th, Howard Carter opened the door of the tomb itself.
1:21.2	What followed is, easily, the most famous archaeological project in history.
1:27.2	Over the following hours, I will take you through
1:29.4	the story of King Tutankhamun's tomb, how the project started at its original goals, how the discovery
1:35.8	took place and some of the legends surrounding it, the excavation itself, including the tomb
1:41.5	chambers, the treasures, and the challenges of conservation and protection.
1:46.3	Some controversies around the tomb and its excavators, including Howard Carter's transgressions,
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