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The discovery of the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922 was arguably the most famous archaeological find of the 20th Century. How was the tomb discovered? Who were the scholars responsible for the find and, who was the Boy King and why did his tomb survive largely intact for thousands of years while those of so many other pharaohs were lost? This well-illustrated presentation seeks to answer those questions as we celebrate the centennial of this amazing discovery.
About the presenter: Dr. Veit is Professor of Anthropology and Interim Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Monmouth University. He received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. A recipient of Monmouth University’s Distinguished Teacher Award, he teaches courses on archaeology, historical archaeology, New Jersey history, Native Americans, and historic preservation. He has authored numerous articles and five books including Digging New Jersey’s Past: Historical Archaeology in the Garden State (Rutgers Press 2002), New Jersey Cemeteries and Tombstones History in the Landscape (co-authored by Mark Nonestied, Rutgers Press 2008), New Jersey: A History of the Garden State (co-authored with Maxine Lurie, Rutgers Press 2012), Historical Archaeology of the Delaware Valley (co-edited with David Orr, U. Tennessee Press 2014) and The Archaeology of American Cemeteries and Gravemarkers (co-authored with Sherene Baugher, U. Florida Press, 2014).
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