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''Impeccably researched and beautifully written'' David Wengrow
''Utterly original'' Paul Strathern

When it was found in 1922, the 3,300-year old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world, turning the boy-king into a household name overnight and kickstarting an international media obsession that endures to this day.

From pop culture and politics to tourism and heritage, and from the Jazz Age to the climate crisis, it''s impossible to imagine the twentieth century without the discovery of Tutankhamun - yet so much of the story remains untold. Here, for the first time, Christina Riggs weaves compelling historical analysis with tales of lives touched by an encounter with Tutankhamun, including her own. Treasured offers a bold new history of the young pharaoh who has as much to tell us about our world as his own.

''Searching, masterful and eloquent'' James Delbourgo

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      Publisher Atlantic Books
      Published 1 April 2021
      ISBN-13 9781838950514
      978-1838950514
      ISBN-10 1838950516

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      Book Synopsis

      ''Impeccably researched and beautifully written'' David Wengrow
      ''Utterly original'' Paul Strathern

      When it was found in 1922, the 3,300-year old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world, turning the boy-king into a household name overnight and kickstarting an international media obsession that endures to this day.

      From pop culture and politics to tourism and heritage, and from the Jazz Age to the climate crisis, it''s impossible to imagine the twentieth century without the discovery of Tutankhamun - yet so much of the story remains untold. Here, for the first time, Christina Riggs weaves compelling historical analysis with tales of lives touched by an encounter with Tutankhamun, including her own. Treasured offers a bold new history of the young pharaoh who has as much to tell us about our world as his own.

      ''Searching, masterful and eloquent'' James Delbourgo

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