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Podcast: New Books in Ancient History
Episode: Jason Thompson, "Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology" (AU of Cairo, 2018)
Description: When asked what he saw after reverently peering into the freshly opened tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, Egyptologist Howard Carter could only find the words the say âWonderful Things.â These words have become legend in Egyptology; whether they were actually spoken by Carter or were ascribed to him after the events took place in order to embellish the moment is moot; the discovery and opening of King Tutâs tomb is notorious within and without Egyptology. However, as Jason Thompsonâs recent trilogy shows, the history of Egyptology is full of such âWonderful Things.âWonderful Things: A History of Egyptolog...