Preserving Howard Carter & Tutankhamun (An Appeal from The Griffith Institute)
The History of Egypt Podcast

Preserving Howard Carter & Tutankhamun (An Appeal from The Griffith Institute)

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 10, 20269 min

The Griffith Institute preserves thousands of documents, plate photographs, and records of Howard Carter's excavation in the tomb of Tutankhamun. But funding cuts are threatening their work to digitise and preserve this archive for future generations. Please consider supporting the Griffith Institute today Donate at https://tutankhamun.griffith.ox.ac.uk/support-us Explore the Tutankhamun Spatial Archive at https://tutankhamun.griffith.ox.ac.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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to the meticulous sketches, measurements and descriptions of each and every object.

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from any Egyptological project. Looking to the future, the team at the Griffith Institute

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in the tomb of Tutankhamun, everything from Carter's personal notes and diaries, to the meticulous sketches, measurements and descriptions of each and every object. Bequeathed after Carter's death, this archive represents the most complete scientific notes from any Egyptological project. Looking to the future, the team at the Griffith Institute

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