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99. Raiders of Ancient Egypt: The Rosetta Stone and Discovery of King Tut's Tomb
Welcome to episode 99 of High Tales of History! (Can you believe that we are at 99?!) For this history sesh, we travel back into the sands of time with two stories on raiders of Ancient Egypt. First up, Kt covers Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and the subsequent finding and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone.
Next, Laurel covers the discovery of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, Egypt's forgotten boy king.
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The Socials and Patreon!
Patreon-- The Best Buds Club!
Instagram - @HighTalesofHistory
TikTok- @HighTalesofHistoryPod
YouTube-- @High Tales of History
Facebook -High Tales of History or @HighTalesofHistory
Email—[email protected]
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Mentioned in the Episode:
Highclere Castle
Was It Really A Curse? Study by an epidemiologist
Remembering the Unsung Egyptians
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Source Materials--
Rosetta Stone--
https://arce.org/resource/rosetta-stone-unlocking-ancient-egyptian-language/#:~:text=The%20Rosetta%20Stone%2C%20a%20symbol,during%20Napoleon's%20invasion%20of%20Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Egypt_and_Syria#:~:text=Departing%20from%20Toulon%20in%20May%201798%2C%20Napoleon's,of%20Cairo%20and%20establishing%20a%20French%20administration
https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-rosetta-stone-a-journey-from-alexandria-to-london/
King Tut--
https://daily.jstor.org/was-it-really-a-mummys-curse/
https://daily.jstor.org/the-discovery-of-king-tuts-tomb/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-howard-carter-discovered-king-tuts-golden-tomb-180981052/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-the-discovery-of-tutankhamuns-tomb-was-the-most-significant-archaeological-find-of-the-20th-century-180985382/
https://www.academia.edu/8287770/Introduction_about_Tutankhamun_and_the_Discovery_of_his_Tomb
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/how-was-king-tuts-tomb-discovered-100-years-ago-grit-and-luck-feature?loggedin=true&rnd=1744183316387
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ym30v356po
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-king-tut
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Intro/outro music: "Loopster" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Welcome to episode 99 of High Tales of History! (Can you believe that we are at 99?!) For this history sesh, we travel back into the sands of time with two stories on raiders of Ancient Egypt. First up, Kt covers Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and the subsequent finding and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone.
Next, Laurel covers the discovery of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, Egypt's forgotten boy king.
~~~~~~~*
The Socials and Patreon!
Patreon-- The Best Buds Club!
Instagram - @HighTalesofHistory
TikTok- @HighTalesofHistoryPod
YouTube-- @High Tales of History
Facebook -High Tales of History or @HighTalesofHistory
Email—[email protected]
~~~~~~~*
Mentioned in the Episode:
Highclere Castle
Was It Really A Curse? Study by an epidemiologist
Remembering the Unsung Egyptians
~~~~*
Source Materials--
Rosetta Stone--
https://arce.org/resource/rosetta-stone-unlocking-ancient-egyptian-language/#:~:text=The%20Rosetta%20Stone%2C%20a%20symbol,during%20Napoleon's%20invasion%20of%20Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Egypt_and_Syria#:~:text=Departing%20from%20Toulon%20in%20May%201798%2C%20Napoleon's,of%20Cairo%20and%20establishing%20a%20French%20administration
https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-rosetta-stone-a-journey-from-alexandria-to-london/
King Tut--
https://daily.jstor.org/was-it-really-a-mummys-curse/
https://daily.jstor.org/the-discovery-of-king-tuts-tomb/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-howard-carter-discovered-king-tuts-golden-tomb-180981052/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-the-discovery-of-tutankhamuns-tomb-was-the-most-significant-archaeological-find-of-the-20th-century-180985382/
https://www.academia.edu/8287770/Introduction_about_Tutankhamun_and_the_Discovery_of_his_Tomb
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/how-was-king-tuts-tomb-discovered-100-years-ago-grit-and-luck-feature?loggedin=true&rnd=1744183316387
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ym30v356po
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-king-tut
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Intro/outro music: "Loopster" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/