![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a journey that spans from ancient Thebes in 1336 BCE, when a young king on a mission to restore his land met an unexpected and violent end, to modern Luxor in 1922 CE when the tomb’s discovery led to a fight over ownership that continues to this day.Ībove all, this is the story of Tutankhamun, as he would have wanted to be remembered. Leading Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley has gathered ten unique perspectives together for the first time, including that of the teenage pharaoh and his family, ancient embalmers and tomb robbers, famous Western explorers and forgotten Egyptian archaeologists. ![]() Tutankhamun: Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma takes a familiar tale and turns on its head. But amid the hysteria, many stories – including that of Tutankhamun himself – were distorted or forgotten. The lost tomb of Tutankhamun ignited a media frenzy, propelled into overdrive by rumours of a deadly ancient curse. Lost for three thousand years, m isunderstood for a century.Ī hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery: a near-complete royal burial, an ancient mummy, and golden riches beyond imagination. ![]()
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