Learn all about the Boy King in Heritage Key’s special video series! Famous Egyptologist Dr Zahi Hawass tells us about the life and death of King Tut: VIDEO How did King Tut Die? VIDEO The Curse of the Mummy VIDEO The Robbing of King Tut’s Tomb VIDEO Tutankhamun’s Treasures Director of the Cairo Museum Janice Kamrin takes us on a guided tour: VIDEO The Canopic Jars and Shrines VIDEO Animal Iconography VIDEO Tutankhamun’s Jewellery VIDEO The Funerary Figures You can also watch Lord and Lady Carnarvon explaining the discovery of King Tut’s tomb (KV62) by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Explore…
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Zahi Hawass has a new television show coming out on History Channel tomorrow, called “Chasing Mummies“. We had a look at the trailer and it seems like they are going for a highly pop-culture adventure-like, make-the-big-finds angle to attract the thrill-seekers. You had Ice Road Truckers, now get ready for Sand Dead Diggers starring the High Plains Sifter? It all has to be good for making archeology more exciting and discovering history more fun. But at the same time, you have to wonder if the History Channel, on the heels of Discovery Channel’s King Tut Unwrapped, is mixing up the…
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The 21st century has seen incredible advances in our knowledge and use of forensic sciences – to investigate crimes and to find out about people from ancient times. How can we apply this information to the people of ancient Egypt? Find out – and test your own skills in a hands-on practical session – at ‘Forensic Aspects of Ancient Egypt‘ presented by Joyce Filer. The study day – being repeated due to popular demand – will take place on Saturday the 20th of February and will add to your knowledge about the difference between male and female mummies (not as…