Tutankhamun's Trumpet and the Long, Winding Past of Ancient Egypt: Interview with Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson
Tides of History
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What Makes Ancient Egypt a Viable Label for Understanding That?
The first hieroglyphs were used in about 3,100 BC. The last hieroglyphic inscription was carved in about the 4th century AD. So that period in between it was the writing system and it really defined the civilization. Other one is particularly relevant to discussions about Tutankhamun is the whole institution of kingship.
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