
Tutankhamun and Philomena Cunk with Dr. Joyce Tyldesley
The History of Egypt
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The Importance of Entertainment and Escapacity in Ancient Egypt
The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, one of the reasons why it became so renowned or so famous so quickly, was that people were looking for a bit of escapism. So that aspect of entertainment and escapism, how important do you think that is to the study of ancient Egyptian history overall? Is that, would you say that as a major component? I think it's an aspect of it, and we shouldn't also act as a knowledge about Tutankshamun, should only be confined to an elite class of academics. If it takes people away from some of the rather grim facts of daily life, that's a good thing,.
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