The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen Vol. 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen Vol. 1, credited to Howard Carter and A. C. Mace, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen Vol. 1 by Howard Carter and A. C. Mace Read in English by Availle. On 26 November 1922, after eight years of work in the Valley of the Kings, archeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen, a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (around 1300 BCE). Different than all the tombs hitherto excavated, this was the first to be virtually undisturbed, and Carters words on a first look into the tomb "Yes, wonderful things!" have gone down in history. Excavating the tomb in full took eight years, and most of the 5,398 items that were found in the tomb are now on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, with the exception of the mummy of Tut-Ankh-Amen that remained in the tomb where it was laid to rest. This first volume of Howard Carter's memoirs, written in late 1923, recounts the finding and opening of the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun, the clearing of the Antechamber, and the opening of the sealed door leading to the burial chamber. (Summary by Availle)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen Vol. 1
• Author credits: Howard Carter and A. C. Mace
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 6:18:18

Catalogue topics

• history
• Egypt
• treasure
• Pharaoh
• gold
• mummy
• archeology
• tomb

Track guide

1. 00 - Dedication and Preface — 17:55
2. 01 - Introduction (Biographical Sketch of the Late Lord Carnarvon by Lady Burghclere) Part I — 26:31
3. 02 - Introduction (Biographical Sketch of the Late Lord Carnarvon by Lady Burghclere) Part II — 29:11
4. 03 - Introduction (Biographical Sketch of the Late Lord Carnarvon by Lady Burghclere) Part III — 21:14
5. 04 - I: The King and the Queen — 15:56
6. 05 - II: The Valley and the Tomb — 25:15
7. 06 - III: The Valley in Modern Times — 23:11
8. 07 - IV: Our Prefatory Work at Thebes — 21:18
9. 08 - V: The Finding of the Tomb — 20:22
10. 09 - VI: A Preliminary Investigation — 26:02
11. 10 - VII: A Survey of the Antechamber — 25:20
12. 11 - VIII: Clearing the Antechamber — 34:55
13. 12 - IX: Visitors and the Press — 19:10
14. 13 - X: Work in the Laboratory — 52:09
15. 14 - XI: The Opening of the Sealed Door — 19:49

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