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Treasured : how Tutankhamun shaped a century / Christina Riggs.

By: Riggs, Christina [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Public Affairs, 2022Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First US editionDescription: 426 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781541701212; 1541701216Other title: How Tutankhamun shaped a centurySubject(s): Tutankhamen, King of Egypt -- Influence | Tutankhamen, King of Egypt -- Tomb | Tutankhamen, King of Egypt | Civilization, Modern -- Ancient influences | HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology | ART / Art & Politics | Tombs | Civilisation moderne et contemporaine -- Influence ancienne | HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology | ART / Art & Politics | Civilization, Modern -- Ancient influences | Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) | TombsLOC classification: DT87.5 | .R55 2021
Contents:
Discoveries -- Creation myths -- The reawakening -- Caring for the King -- Rescue and reward -- The dance of diplomacy - Land of the Twee -- Restless death -- Tourists, tombs, Tahrir -- The museum of dreams.
Summary: "A bold new history of the discovery of King Tut and the seismic impact it left on modern society"-- Provided by publisherSummary: When it was discovered in 1922, the 3,300-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world; the boy king became a household name and kickstarted an international obsession that continues to this day. Riggs weaves historical analysis with tales of lives touched. But not everything glitters: tours of King Tut's treasures in the 1970s were linked to Big Oil; his mummified remains have been exploited in the name of science, and accounts of his tomb's discovery exclude Egyptian archaeologists. -- adapted from jacketOther editions: Reproduction of (manifestation):: Riggs, Christina. Treasured.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-372) and index.

Discoveries -- Creation myths -- The reawakening -- Caring for the King -- Rescue and reward -- The dance of diplomacy - Land of the Twee -- Restless death -- Tourists, tombs, Tahrir -- The museum of dreams.

"A bold new history of the discovery of King Tut and the seismic impact it left on modern society"-- Provided by publisher

When it was discovered in 1922, the 3,300-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world; the boy king became a household name and kickstarted an international obsession that continues to this day. Riggs weaves historical analysis with tales of lives touched. But not everything glitters: tours of King Tut's treasures in the 1970s were linked to Big Oil; his mummified remains have been exploited in the name of science, and accounts of his tomb's discovery exclude Egyptian archaeologists. -- adapted from jacket

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