Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Translating Tutankhamen's Tomb (1x23)

Air date: Oct 20, 2016

In the first of two lectures on the most famous find in all archaeology, learn the story of the excavation of King Tut's tomb. Then, translate some of the inscriptions on the gilded shrines in the Egyptian ruler's burial chamber (among them: messages by carpenters for use in construction).