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Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped A Century

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‘Impeccably researched and beautifully written’ David Wengrow
‘Utterly original’ Paul Strathern

When it was found in 1922, the 3,300-year old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world, turning the boy-king into a household name overnight and kickstarting an international media obsession that endures to this day.

From pop culture and politics to tourism and heritage, and from the Jazz Age to the climate crisis, it’s impossible to imagine the twentieth century without the discovery of Tutankhamun – yet so much of the story remains untold. Here, for the first time, Christina Riggs weaves compelling historical analysis with tales of lives touched by an encounter with Tutankhamun, including her own. Treasured offers a bold new history of the young pharaoh who has as much to tell us about our world as his own.

‘Searchingmasterful and eloquent’ James Delbourgo

Author: Riggs Christina
Publisher: ATLANTIC BOOKS
Pages: 426
ISBN: 9781838950538
Cover: Paperback
Edition Number: 1
Release Year: 2022

Christina Riggs is Professor of the History of Visual Culture at Durham University and an expert on the history of the Tutankhamun excavation. She is the author of several books, including Photographing Tutankhamun and Ancient Egyptian Magic: A Hands-on Guide.

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