Tutankhamun’s Secrets: Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez

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Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez

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Three archaeological finds that changed our understanding of the origins of civilisation.

In this series, Janina follows in the footsteps of three men who set out across the globe in search of lost treasures. Their discoveries rewrote history, but these finds are not always what they seem.

In this series, Janina follows in the footsteps of three men who set out across the globe in search of lost treasures. The discoveries they made – the real palace behind the myth of the Minotaur, a lost Viking ship and the world’s oldest city - rewrote history.

But the finds are not always what they seem, because the men behind them were products of their eras, driven by nationalism, colonialism, and ego while competing to stamp their mark on our shared past.

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Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez: Tutankhamun’s Secrets

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The true story behind the discovery of Tutankhamun’s treasure.

Tutankhamun’s treasure-packed tomb is renowned as the world’s greatest ancient discovery. Dr Janina Ramirez turns detective and heads to Egypt to uncover the real story of how it was found.

On the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's treasure-packed tomb, Dr Janina Ramirez turns detective and heads to Egypt to uncover the real story of how a Briton called Howard Carter unearthed a pharaoh’s tomb when everyone else believed there were no more great Egyptian finds to be made. 

She discovers that some of Tutankhamun’s treasures are missing and reveals the name of the person responsible. She delves into the origins of the supposed pharaoh’s curse, finds the surprising truth about the young king’s brutal injuries and digs out fresh evidence that Tutankhamun wasn’t the delicate, powerless boy king of legend but was instead a powerful statesman.

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