Course Description

Instructor: Michael McDavid

In 1939 on the eve of World War II French archaeologists working in the ruins of the ancient city of Tanis made a remarkable discovery. They found an undisturbed tomb containing the mummies of five Egyptian rulers. Several of these burials included wonderful objects, including the spectacular solid gold funerary mask of Pharaoh Psusennes I. This discovery rivalled that of the better known "KIng Tut" in 1923; but because of the timing with the war, it went largely unnoticed around the world. In the session we will look at the details of the archaeological dig, some background on who this group of pharaohs was, and view images of many of the objects found in the tomb.