These Objects Reveal Intimate Details of Tutankhamun's Life

[@mikki3961]

Professor Joanne Fletcher never disappoints! Passionate, factual and interesting. Brava.

[@ledacedar6253]

i love Joann, her interactions with the local Egyptians & raises up our awareness of the Egyptian archaeologists; then her market trip to purchase a huge EMERALD GEM! A woman of grace, poise and truth telling right into the stories the bones and remains tell us. Big hugs to Joann.

[@kathyjohnson2043]

I got to see the Tutankhamun exhibit in the 70s. Being passionate about all branches of Anthropology, it was one of the highlights of my life.

[@OldMusicFan83]

My Mom took me and my little brother to see the King Tut exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Art in 76 or 77. I forget which year exactly.

[@comando7635]

Tutankhamun ! Is was not!! His really ! Tomb!! He ! Was placed there!! As an Emergency tomb!! Because ! He was killed by a woman ! Who wanted his power in the Trown. The Mask face wasn't his!! It was his Father's. Which he hated the most.. He basically! Was Buried!! On a where house or storage room. His really ! Tomb was in progress of controction but he died to young. And was Buried! In that little room where he was found. Today...Rest in peace Tutankhamun..✌️

[@carolefreeman2544]

I had the great pleasure of visiting Egypt in 2010. It was the Top of my ‘Bucket List’ and it didn’t fail. I was amazed at how comfortable I felt in Egypt. The people were so kind and welcoming. The historical cities in Egypt were enchanting and I had the feeling of falling back in time to the Era of the great Pharaohs. I have always been in love with history and especially in Egypt. I have always enjoyed watching Professor Joann Fletcher, she never fails to deliver very exciting and interesting programs. I would love to be able to go back to Egypt to visit again. Egypt has a fabulous museum that is a must to visit. It contains so many objects that envelope the Egypt people, their customs and religious believes. Also there are exquisite Coptic Churches and Mosques which are kindly open to all visitors. I loved hearing the call to prayer every day. We cruised down the Nile, visited Temples, and Pyramids and explored the Valley of the Kings, which was amazing! We bought beautiful Papyrus Art, Oils and Linens. There is nothing like Egyptian Linens the quality is outstanding! The linens still look like new 12 years later.

[@BigLeggedEmma]

Aren't they redoing the museum right now? If I have my story straight you have to go back because there will be so many "new" things!

[@cindchan]

I was there in 2007. It was a truly amazing experience! Something I always think fondly about!

[@linda10989]

I was there in 2017 and like the OP, I knocked many, many things off my BL. I really wanted to go back this year at the centenary of the discovery of Tut's tomb but I couldn't. I'd go back in a second if I had the $$. Notice to first time visitors: treat your guides well and they'll take you to the good restaurants that only the locals know about. Be rude to them and they'll take you to McDonald's or Pizza Hut.

[@kathyjohnson2043]

Joanne Fletcher is one of my favorite presenters. Being in the USA but having watched her documentaries for many years, I noticed that her accent is more pronounced in this video from her home city; it was lovely to hear.

[@williamrobinson7435]

Thanks to Prof Fletcher and all the team for this. Its great to see the Northern contribution to Egyptology being shown in this way. Some of the artefacts are truly stunning: I love the image of Tut having a drink. The expression on his face is priceless, like a lecturer at 6pm on a Friday.. 🍷🤣🌟👍

[@nicoleshepherdson6662]

Ahhh, I need more. I LOVE these videos especially done by Joann Fletcher

[@bexxy629]

As someone from Barnsley so lovely to see this.

[@gandolph999]

Thank you for having made and posted this video. There is so much more to learn about ... ancient Egypt. Egyptology is still in the introductory phase.

[@thatflightsimguy]

Queen Tiy definitely killed Tutankhamen. 4:48 - That's the face my wife makes when I don't load the dishwasher correctly. RIP brother.

[@leonaheraty3760]

Excellent! Thank you Joann! 😊

[@Rowan_Waters]

I have always dreamed of becoming an Archaeologist or an Egyptologist since I was a little girl. My love for ancient Egypt started with King Tut. I have studied as much as I can since I was a kid about ancient Egypt and Archeaology.

[@juliewilson3237]

I’ve always been interested in Egyptology from a very young age . Also Joanne Fletcher is a big of a hero to me , I’m from Barnsley and to hear someone , who is a joy to listen to, with my accent is superb!! 😂 I wasn’t aware of this exhibition in Barnsley , glad I’ve found out and hope to visit very soon .

[@beedee4427]

Wow, Akhenaten was the forerunner to Henry the VIII! Abolishing a religion and then stripping it of it's wealth. Also, I love the fact that Joanne is from Barnsley. I grew up in Hull, a hop, skip and a jump away and I think it's brilliant that not only did the north play such a pivotal role in Tutankhamun's rediscovery but also that Dr Fletcher has made Egyptology in the modern day so accessible. Fabulous video. Many thanks x

[@barbarajustice9499]

Very good video I enjoyed it

[@GORO911]

Joan Fletcher ?! That deserves a like and sub. 👏

[@mosheedy9862]

I returned from a trip to Egypt a few weeks ago. This presentation is helping to make even more connections with all I saw. Thankyou!

[@syednizamuddin1461]

Dr fletcher is a treasure

[@MissStatement]

Hope to visit Egypt one day!

[@anyawillowfan]

Amazing that you managed to do a whole video about the life of Tutankhamun and not even mention his disabilities, it's almost like you think erasing that fact makes him more acceptable to you.

[@allysonpfortmiller4884]

What disabilities?

[@anyawillowfan]

@@allysonpfortmiller4884 Tutankhamun had a deformed left 'club' foot so used a cane (many were found in his tomb). Originally they thought the injuries were caused by his death, but it's now been determined he had severe scoliosis, most likely due to generations of inbreeding. Just search Tutankhamen and disability to get a better idea, as well as seeing the evidence that led to these discoveries.

[@SarahlabyrinthLHC]

@@anyawillowfan It is interesting though, that studies of his footwear show equal and matching wear and tear on both the shoes of each pair, and if he had a deformed foot or had trouble walking, that would not have been the case. He did have many staffs buried with him, that is true, but Pharaohs may well have needed various sorts for ritual and religious rites. They would not have necessarily meant he actually needed them for support as he walked.

[@anyawillowfan]

@@SarahlabyrinthLHC It certainly is interesting to see how our understanding changes, as our methods become more accurate. Though of course much of it is also informed speculation. I would be interesting in reading the studies you mention, I am finding this essay fascinating (I admit I haven't finished reading it, but it does mention how his shoes and throne have additional supports and straps that other artifacts don't appear to have, and far more walking sticks than has been found in other tombs): www.athensjournals.gr/history/2020-6-1-3-Morris.pdf

[@54mgtf22]

Barnsley. Home of Michael Parkinson, Geoffrey Boycott and Joann Fletcher. Love your work 👍 Cheers from Australia.

[@murkyseb]

That was very interesting great work

[@bullzdawguk]

If you look at a map of Egypt, one fascinating feature stands out. In the North, the Nile splits into what is called, the Nile Delta. It looks just like a lotus flower in bloom. Even the topography of Egypt has poignancy to its ancient culture.

[@abennett7767]

Prof. Joann fletcher ❤ yay!

[@kev3d]

I imagine the Royal Women looked almost nude in their sheer gowns and tunics, and how beautiful at least some of them appeared when silhouetted against the sun.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

They dressed like that due to the rank and heat of Egypt.

[@netyr4554]

Most definitely, some of the statues give you an idea, say Princess Takushit or Queen Karomama. Would love to see accurate reproduction of ancient Egyptian dress and jewellery.

[@Jynxxxycat]

I'll bet that the beads on the end of the tunic fringe, are skhab paste beads. They are still made, in North Africa.

[@MegaDustinjames]

When do they artefacts go back to Egypt?

[@Daniel-lt4vo]

Tutankhamun’s soul is reborn in beirut lebanon - A guy named Dan haddad he has all the truth - reincarnation does exist ! Thanks for sharing

[@anti-Russia-sigma]

The piece of cloth at 12:20 proves our ancestors aren’t the same as us,mentally.

[@colsc55]

i was just there last week.

[@linda10989]

I've seen a lot of documentaries but until now I've never seen an archeologist handling artifacts with latex gloves as opposed to white cotton ones.

[@johnzeszut3170]

When the Tut craze was at its height in our city we had "King Tut Liquors" and if you drank anything from that joint you would be mummified the next day!!!!!!!!

[@vincentblack7467]

I love this Yorkshire lass

[@lorenam4067]

Thankyou ms fletcher from your contributions to the world of all we who love Egypt 18 dynasty family i wish England could have take tuts and ankh two little children they will be care not decaying in a basement like it happened uts sad how other countries treat the item from tumbs with more care and respect that the egipt antiquities how they left those 2 fetuses to decay knowing the importance of them my heart breaks thanks a. Million all your fans from all pver the world

[@cleverfitz779]

Good morning everyone

[@vernboraw3306]

The AD volume is horrible.

[@glennmaillard5972]

Has Joann Fletcher changed her theory about KV35YL being Nefertiti? She calls Nefertiti Tut’s step mother and Kiya his mother. KV35EL is thought to be Tiye. The KV55 mummy is very likely to be Akhenaten. I thought Joann Fletcher thinks KV35YL was Nefertiti, or once thought so? KV35YL and KV55 are mother and father of Tut. Thus they are Nefertiti (KV35YL) and Akhenaten (KV55 mummy). In this doc, to repeat myself, Joann Fletcher says Kiya is Tut’s mother! If KV35YL is Nefertiti, it makes her Tut’s mother, not his step mother! I’m confused.

[@gandolph999]

A seemingly off-topic question on hieroglyphic plurality. If nb means "lord" and nbt is a female lord, how was a mixed group of both males and females referenced in hieroglyphic writing?

[@SarahlabyrinthLHC]

Most likely with the male form with the plural added and the determinative which shows males and females.

[@gandolph999]

Akhenaten did not eradicate or eliminate Amun. The presence and prominence of the Aten in the reign of Akhenaten should be considered in conceptual terms. Amun is known as "The Hidden One" and the Aten represents the solar disk. The presence of the Aten conceptually eclipses Amun and others in the Aten's brightness. The Aten in such a manner renders Amun more perfectly hidden. Amun is rendered perfectly invisible in the conceptual light of the Aten. This does not mean that Amun was erased or excluded.. The hidden nature of Amun was perfected. The blinding Aten passed on with the death of Ankhenaten which conceptually implied that the blinding Aten no longer was present to hide Amun and others. It seems strange that Amun was at all visible at any instance. The other gods were all present in the Amarna period although the Aten's presence temporarily eclipsed them. If the gods that preceded The Aten were restored, the restoration was not a repudiation of the Aten. It was instead a conceptual reflection of the Aten (Akhenaten) having died. The idea that Tutankhamun "restored" the old order of gods is certainly a misunderstanding of the text of the Restoration Stela. Finding a reference to Amun at Amarna is therefore not a surprise or in conflict with The Aten.

[@KA-dx2kz]

Does the blue cup have anything to do with actually drinking blue lotus as a hallucinogenic?

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

You're right she was his mother she died giving birth to him 😓😢 Poor Kiya

[@robert-brydson-1]

Blacks depicted in ancient Egyptian art are Nubians. They adopted / copied many aspects of ancient Egyptian life and culture. They invaded around 730 BC and ruled Egypt for LESS than 100 years. Many Afrocentrics mistakenly claim images of Nubians are images of ancient Egyptians. Seems less than 100 years out of thousands is enough for blacks to claim all of the Egyptians history and culture as their own.

[@chrisyoung5363]

They claim more than.That, I dare say... :/

[@zainzain8679]

“The surprising connection he has with northern England” …. Is ….. NOTHING BESIDES BEING LOOTED FROM EGYPT BY THE COLONIALISM. Return their artifacts and the set of the worlds too.

[@dougbreeze9393]

The Egyptians were great colonizers. All powerful empires with any worth are in order to bring civilization to the barbarians.

[@Seawolfaka]

do you know why Native Americans don’t like to give their DNA because it proves they’re not Native Americans.

[@gumpy4960]

Calm down, if it wasn’t for those ‘looters’ as you call them, most of the treasures would have been lost or destroyed for money by real looters. The world owes people like those western egyptologists and the like a great deal because they are the reason the treasures still exist in amazing condition.

[@bmxerqf882]

@@dougbreeze9393 I would even go as far as saying the majority of these artifacts wouldn't even exist if ancient Egyptians hadn't done the same thing. They only had the resources to produce these objects through colonising and expanding their empire

[@EMNstar]

That's what I thought as well So surprisingly bold in bad taste

[@pepollli]

Is it me or are the bust statues of Tutankamun and Nefertiti have the exact same face features? Long nose and neck, high cheek bones, high eyebrows and very pointy chin. Hmm

[@bmxerqf882]

One of the modern theories is that the tomb and objects may not have been intended for Tutankhamun, due to his sudden death at a young age they had to use a funeral arrangements originally intended for Nefertiti. His famous gold mask has signs of having been altered at some stage and the gold in the face is slightly different from the gold used on the headdress. The mask also has pierced ears which further suggest it was originally made for a woman

[@pepollli]

@@bmxerqf882 I’m aware of this theory, it’s quite well known among Egyptologists and it’s been around for a while now. I was actually wondering how likely is for Nefertiti to be Tut’s biological mother.

[@bmxerqf882]

@@pepollli I don't think so, Tutankhamuns mother was found to have been somewhere between 25-35 when she died which most likely makes her slightly too young to be Nefertiti. The latest evidence suggests she would have been closer to 40 when she disappears from the records. The busts found in Tuts tomb resemble Nefertiti but they look nothing like his modern facial reconstructions.

[@pepollli]

@@bmxerqf882 it is all so fascinating. Thank you!

[@bmxerqf882]

@@pepollli some people suspect the KV21B mummy could be Nefertiti. However I'd take it with a pinch of salt as it is one of Zahi Hawass' theories and the DNA results were inconclusive due to the poor condition the mummy was found in. The other mummy found in tomb KV21 is the mother of the two mummified fetuses found in Tuts tomb (he is the father). This would suggest KV21A is Tuts wife & half sister Ankhesenamun (Nefertiti was her mother). The interesting thing here is that the mummy of Tutankhamuns mother was found in a tomb with her own mother suggesting that there may have been a late 18th Dynasty tradition where mothers and daughters were buried together.

[@twistedninjafishz2683]

Is it just me or is it wrong that there's Egyptian artifacts outside of egypt?

[@SarahlabyrinthLHC]

Yes, worldwide, most large museums have an Egyptian section.

[@LouLouTwoToo]

These artifacts need to go back to where they belong.

[@AG-io5wr]

How would you feel if you went to your Grammys grave to find it had been robbed and her final resting place accoutrements displayed for all the stranger public eyes to see, then have the person that robbed her grave called a hero? It's a perfect example of how what appears to be intelligent people having absolutely cognitive dissonance towards defiling a person's final rating place.

[@iamblackthorne]

My granny would not be forgotten, then. They would write articles about her, put her on television shows, analyze what she ate, how she lived. She would become immortal. A cute, little lady who chased after hobos with an iron skillet, made excellent cornbread, and had a warped sense of humor. In my family, we believe once our body has died, it does not matter what happens to it. So we cremate, for efficiency. But to imagine scholars fascinated with my granny's remains would be amusing to me, and grandma. 💛

[@gandolph999]

Your concern is reasonable but the royal ancient Egyptian burials were made (planned and prepared) to be found at a later time. They are violated only if vandalized or not documented. They were designed to teach (the living).

[@ledacedar6253]

Why don’t she ever examine the huge natural shaped skulls with different skull sutures & obvious strange body of his family’s lineage? Joann you play safe to keep the institution of no truth mythologies happy yet blocking & replacing what’s MOST CURIOUS!

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

His name means the light of Amum, a channel re created his face and he looked so young and handsome and not so much inbred as most have given him such and awful face. Quite a real surprise.

[@chrisyoung5363]

So TUT does not translate as flatulent ? :D

[@chrisyoung5363]

TOOT ankh Amun !!

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

@@chrisyoung5363 no

[@ChillVanille]

All of these artifacts need to be sent straight back to Egypt immediately. These people have no right to them, it’s thievery. I love this Egyptologist so much, I have spent years following her work, but this is unsettling.

[@segapc1994]

why? where all these artifacts exported illegally?

[@markedis5902]

Don’t Egypt want their stuff back?

[@gumpy4960]

Yeah, but let’s be honest, we wouldn’t have any of these treasures around today if it was left to the Egyptians, they would have been looted and melted down for money as is what happened to most of the tombs in the valley of the kings. Say what you want but the western Egyptologists saved a lot of these treasures and they are the only reason we can look at them today.

[@Harib_Al-Saq]

So they can sell them on the black market?

[@Coinz8]

@@gumpy4960 There are a few pictures from the early 1900s showing street vendors selling mummies on the streets of Cairo that were looted. Hell, they were even stealing the limestone blocks from the pyramids when the Ottomans took over.

[@Aaron71304]

10th plague.

[@dreg1031]

So why don't you bring that stuff back to Egypt.

[@dreg1031]

@Real Aiglon who me? I’m racist for wanting artifacts requested by Egypt to be brought back. To be brought back. Britains the racists here. They think they can take from all these countries and not think those countries won’t want it back?

[@dreg1031]

@Real Aiglon I’ve done my university, I know Egyptian history, and I know that Britain has refused to return items which are rightfully egypts

[@Harib_Al-Saq]

Because the locals have a track record of melting artifacts down or selling them on the black market.

[@dreg1031]

@@Harib_Al-Saq not anymore

[@inigomulaisho2809]

@@Harib_Al-Saq The locals and their western conspirators are known to smash noses off statues, that don't conform with their racist revision of Ancient Egypt. As for returning statues; most of them are 18th century forgeries, the German and Egyptian govts are aware of this..

[@voulathomacos-lagonas8445]

Looted artifacts.....

[@Coinz8]

First go learnt the definition of the word looting and then come back.

[@EpicFatLip]

I love Egyptian history, but can Prof. Fletcher please do something about her blazer?? It's 2 sizes too big and it looks very sloppily! Sorry about this little rant

[@alexandergroppe448]

Tutankhamun was also buried with a tooth from the very same grandmother, Queen Ty!

[@pendragonsxskywalkers9518]

No - he was buriod with lock of her hair.