Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Egyptology: Tutankhamun's Tomb and the Rosetta Stone

Egyptology: Tutankhamun’s Tomb and the Rosetta Stone

When Howard Carter entered the long-sought tomb of Tutankhamun, it did not take him long to confirm that it was indeed the final resting place of the legendary Boy King. But his knowledge of hieroglyphics had only been made possible by the enigmatic Rosetta Stone, deciphered precisely 100 years earlier by Jean-François Champollion. This intriguing, highly realistic program cinematically dramatizes the efforts of Carter and Champollion, a century apart, to make sense of an ancient world that had been kept silent for thousands of years by an indecipherable language. Original BBCW broadcast title: Tutankhamun’s Tomb and the Rosetta Stone. (52 minutes)

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Item#: BVL33706
Copyright date: ©2003
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-9965-8
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-9966-5

Part of the Series : Days That Shook the World


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