Ep 3: I Want My Mummy

Feb 9, 2023 · 32m 26s

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Tut's curse has bodies dropping left and right...but does it? We follow the trail of this myth through the depths of history. Sources mentioned in this episode: - http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/discoveringTut/, The...

Tut's curse has bodies dropping left and right...but does it? We follow the trail of this myth through the depths of history.

Sources mentioned in this episode:

Tutankhamun Archive, The Griffith Institute, University of Oxford

Want to Dig Deeper? When researching this episode, we read:

Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century, Christina Riggs
Howard Carter: The Path to Tutankhamun, T.G.H. James
The Shadow King, Jo Marchant
“Some Reflections on the Mummification of Tutankhamun,” Salima Ikram, Études et Travaux (2013)

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