About Tutankhamun: The Greatest Archaeological Discovery of All Time
On November 4th 1922 a breathless archaeologist, who had spent his life working in Egypt, wrote a hurried diary entry: “First steps of Tomb Found”. This was the very moment that Howard Carter found the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun. In this very special film, shot in Egypt and England, Dan Snow commemorates the centenary of the most famous archaeological discovery of them all - walking in the footsteps of Howard Carter as he retraces the story of the discovery, from the beginnings of Carter’s career as a young artist recording reliefs in Hatshepsut’s magnificent temple, to the house he built especially close to the Valley of the Kings thanks to the support of Lord Carnarvon. The History Hit team has gained access to key places associated with this historic story: Highclere Castle, home of Lord Carnarvon; Tutankhamun’s Tomb in the Valley of the Kings, and his famous golden treasures in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, which we explore with conservator Eid Murtah. And Dan discovers that there is another side to this story, revealed in Oxford - Howard Carter’s
Tutankhamun: The Greatest Archaeological Discovery of All Time is presented by History Hit. Its listed runtime is 51 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- Tutankhamun: The Greatest Archaeological Discovery of All Time
- Category
- History
- Runtime
- 51 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- History Hit
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