153a: The Tomb of Tutanakhamun (Part 1)

Seek and Discover. In this episode, we begin the tale of the most famous tomb in history. KV62, a small monument, in the lower reaches of the Valley of the Kings. Overlooked for three thousand years, the tomb finally emerged thanks to a persistent excavator and a stroke of good fortune. However, the Tomb of Tutankhamun has built up its own mythology. In this episode, we begin to explore the tomb, and its discovery, including some lesser-known questions...

Episode Chapters

Chapter 1: A Long-Expected Pharaoh 04:15
Chapter 2: The Stairway to the Past 27:36
Chapter 3: The Door Goes West 46:51
Chapter 4: Candles in the Dark 1:08:40
Chapter 5: The Antechamber Unmasked 1:22:52
Conclusion: 1:39:00

Episode Links

Howard Carter and George Herbert (Lord Carnarvon), Five Years' Exploration at Thebes: A Record of Work Done 1907-1911 by The Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter, 1912. Available at Project Gutenberg and Archive.org.
Christina Riggs, "Waterboys and Wishful Thinking," https://photographing-tutankhamun.com/2020/06/20/the-water-boy-who-wasnt/
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.
Logo image: A statue of Tutankhamun, from the antechamber of his tomb. Photo by Skip Howard.
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
Audio mixing/editing by Vincent Cavanagh.
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