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Interview: Tutankhamun Inc. with Prof. Christina Riggs

Interview: Tutankhamun Inc. with Prof. Christina Riggs

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast


Interview: Tutankhamun Inc. with Prof. Christina Riggs

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast

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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Face-to-face with the legends. Christina Riggs is a Professor (History of Visual Culture) at Durham University. In 2021, her book Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century took a broader view of the tomb and its discovery than most books on the subject. Her discussion helps us review and revisit older myths or assumptions, and encourage new perspectives on Egyptology's most famous discovery.Prof. Christina Riggs at Durham University.Christina Riggs at Academia.edu.Christina Riggs' website including her blog and the article "Waterboys and Wishful Thinking." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Learn about ancient Egypt, as *they* described it. We use ancient texts, archaeology and social history to explore their civilization and weave a tale of pharaohs, pyramids, gods, monuments and people. The History of Egypt Podcast uses the ancients' own words to describe their society, and is written by a trained Egyptologist. A member of the Agora Podcast Network.