Written while the newspapers were reporting daily from the newly opened tomb, these essays by the anatomist Grafton Elliot Smith set the find in its wider setting: the exploration of the Valley of the Kings, the reign and religion of Tutankhamen, ancient trials of tomb robbers, and his own theories about Egyptian influence on the world’s myths.
A vivid record of the excitement of 1923, though its diffusionist theories are long out of favour. Download the free EPUB.