Radio Interview: Archaeologists digging into Egypt's past with Phillip Adams on Late Night Live

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    This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Frenchman Jean-François Champollion’s decipherment of hieroglyphs and 100 years since the British archaeologist Howard Carter found King Tutankhamen’s tomb filled with all those bewitching treasures in the Valley of the Kings. To celebrate, three ancient Egyptian scholars dust off their boots and down tools to discuss their incredible discoveries and what life is like as a contemporary archaeologist.

    Long-form interview with guests

    Dr Karin Sowada, Director, Australian Centre for Egyptology at Macquarie University, Dr Dimitri Laboury from the University of Liege in Belgium, Dr Anna-Latifa Mourad-Cizek, archaeologist and historian at Macquarie University

    Period8 Jun 2022

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    • TitleRadio Interview: Archaeologists digging into Egypt's past by Phillip Adams on Late Night Live
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletABC Radio National
      Media typeRadio
      Duration/Length/Size53 min 56 sec
      Country/TerritoryAustralia
      Date8/06/22
      DescriptionThis year marks the 200th anniversary of the Frenchman Jean-François Champollion’s decipherment of hieroglyphs and 100 years since the British archaeologist Howard Carter found King Tutankhamen’s tomb filled with all those bewitching treasures in the Valley of the Kings. To celebrate, three ancient Egyptian scholars dust off their boots and down tools to discuss their incredible discoveries and what life is like as a contemporary archaeologist.

      Guests:Dr Karin Sowada, Director, Australian Centre for Egyptology at Macquarie University

      Dr Dimitri Laboury from the University of Liege in Belgium

      Dr Anna-Latifa Mourad-Cizek, archaeologist and historian at Macquarie University
      Producer/AuthorPhillip Adams, AO
      URLhttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/egyptology/13908410
      PersonsKarin Sowada, Anna-Latifa Mourad-Cizek, Dimitri Laboury

    Conference

    Title6th Australasian Egyptology Conference
    LocationMacquarie University, Sydney, Australia
    Period9 Jun 2022 → 11 Jun 2022
    Linkhttps://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-groups-and-facilities/groups/the-australian-centre-for-egyptology/conference