An address from an imaginary Head of Egyptian Antiquities (played by workshop leader, Richard Sumitro) to inform pupils' work on this section of the drama. Duration = 1' 30".
Resource 7: An address from an imaginary Head of Antiquities
I want to welcome you all and thank you for putting yourself forward for this challenging, but exciting, job. It is heartening to know that we have the very best professionals joining this historic excavation.
Here we can see on the map of The Valley of the Kings the previous excavation sites. Most of the tombs previously discovered had been found empty, robbed thousands of years ago. But we feel there is evidence that another pharaoh’s tomb lies here somewhere undiscovered, untouched.
Carter, a British archaeologist, has been given permission to head up the dig. He is very experienced and has been part of previous archaeological digs in Egypt and other places before. He also brings substantial funding from Lord Carnarvon. Here at the Egyptian Antiquities Association we are confident that we can work well with Carter. But we will ensure that any discoveries will remain here, on Egyptian land. If found, the world will be invited here to view these important finds. We will be adding to the knowledge of theincredible Ancient civilisation here 4000 years ago.
This could be an extraordinary find. If we discover a tomb of one of the great pharaohs there will be unimaginable riches; artefacts that will be of huge scientific and historical significance, that will make us famous throughout the world.
I will leave you with the leader of the Egyptian Archaeology team to answer your questions and complete the briefing.
