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84b: Into the Tomb
Amunhotep II (Part 7): Remarkable Discoveries in a Royal Tomb.
Around 1440 BCE, Egyptians were carving the burial monument of Amunhotep II in the Valley of the Kings. In 1898 CE, a group of excavators were uncovering the edifice once more. In a dual narrative, we explore the design, construction and discovery of a most remarkable tomb...
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- Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com
- Additional Music by Michael Levy www.ancientlyre.com
Select Bibliography:
- Erik Hornung, The Valley of the Kings, 1990.
- Erik Hornung, The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife, 1999.
- C.N. Reeves, Richard Wilkinson, The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996.
- Peter der Manuelian, Studies in the Reign of Amenophis II, 1989.
- Elliot Smith, The Royal Mummies, 1912.
- Online Resources:
- Theban Mapping Project – Tomb of Amunhotep II
- Narmer.pl – The Royal Cache
- Egypt, Land of Eternity – The Royal Cache
- Theban Royal Mummy Project – The Mummies of Dynasty 18
- Egyptian Monuments – Tomb of Amunhotep II
- Saint Louis University – The KV35 Cache
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