Big Picture Science - Tomb with a View
A century ago, British
archaeologist Howard Carter opened the only surviving intact tomb from ancient
Egypt. Inside was the mummy of the boy king Tutankhamun, together with
“wonderful things” including a solid gold mask.
Treasure from King
Tut’s crypt has been viewed both in person and virtually by many people since.
We ask what about Egyptian civilization so captivates us, thousands of years
later. Also, how new technology from modern physics allows researchers to “X-Ray”
the pyramids to find hidden chambers
Guests:
- Emma Bentley – Postgraduate student in Archeology and Ancient Worlds at the University of Edinburgh in the U.K.
- Sarah Parcak – Archaeologist and Egyptologist, University of Alabama, and author of “Archaeology From Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past.”
- Richard Kouzes – Physicist at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
- Salima Ikram – Professor of Egyptology at The American University in Cairo and head of the Animal Mummy Project at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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