Seek and Discover.

In this episode, we begin the tale of the most famous tomb in history. KV62, a small monument, in the lower reaches of the Valley of the Kings. Overlooked for three thousand years, the tomb finally emerged thanks to a persistent excavator and a stroke of good fortune. However, the Tomb of Tutankhamun has built up its own mythology. In this episode, we begin to explore the tomb, and its discovery, including some lesser-known questions…

Episode Chapters

  • Chapter 1: A Long-Expected Pharaoh 04:15
  • Chapter 2: The Stairway to the Past 27:36
  • Chapter 3: The Door Goes West 46:51
  • Chapter 4: Candles in the Dark 1:08:40
  • Chapter 5: The Antechamber Unmasked 1:22:52
  • Conclusion: 1:39:00

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5 Comments

  1. Martin Morrison

    I am enjoying this and the previous episodes greatly! I don’t know how the others feel, but it would be more convenient for me to keep each episode to 30-40 minutes per release and divide the longer releases as needed. This release is one hour and forty-eight minutes, which could be broken into perhaps three separate releases.

    • DominicPerry

      Hi Martin, thanks for your comment. Ideally, I would have liked to divide this one as you said. Unfortunately, this part of the story just didn’t “flow” when broken up like that. Rest assured, the next episodes are more manageable. Dominic

  2. Ivonna Nowicka

    Dear Dominic,

    Wonderful. One does not get enough of this story, even when knowing it already – especially in your captivating account

    Small something – the spelling of the city in Germany to whose university you refer in the descritpion of ill. “Entrance to KV62” is:
    Heidelberg, not Heidelburg.

    Thank you, I think waiting for the next part is just a tiny bit like Carter’s wait for the lord’s arrival and for opening the tomb : )

    All the best to New Zealand’s warm weather as winter is slowly coming here, in Europe,

    Ivonna Nowicka

  3. David

    Hi Dominic,
    Back to professor Reeves’ theory (once more), was blown away by his short lecture at ARCE last year and the videos he has produced on this issue (

    ).
    I find it convincing… except for his iconographic arguments, that seem counter-intuitive, as we all have learned how little realistic/unambiguous representation in Ancient Egyptian art is.
    I was wondering if you could broach this subject (or at least artistic representation at large) in an interview with some heavy hitter of this subdomain. Professor Laboury is the first one to come to my mind, but there are definitely more.
    Best regards and wishes from a listener of 10 years,
    David

    • DominicPerry

      Thank you David, I wasn’t aware of these video uploads (just his published articles). In 2024, the evidence seems to weigh against the “extra chambers” hypothesis. But there may be another team *near* Tutankhamun, which will be investigated by archaeologists before too long 🙂

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