Exploring the archaeology, myths, locations, and art of Tomb Raider.
Egyptian authorities recently announced that a replica of Tutankhamun’s tomb will be erected near the Luxor home of Howard Carter, where it will stay until the completion of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza in 2015. Although the real tomb (KV62) will remain open to the public for the time …
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Taking some time out from writing about the Tomb Raider series to share some of the photos I took at the Tutankhamun: His Tomb and Treasures exhibition in Brussels back in June 2011. All of the items shown below are replicas of the grave goods and coffins that Howard Carter and his …
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In the previous edition of Arte-Factual, I wrote about the Metal Inrō from Tomb Raider (2013) and explained how these portable cases were used in pre-modern Japan. This time I’ll be taking a look at an iconic Egyptian artefact: Tutankhamun’s Anubis shrine. The artefact in question appears in The Times …
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