{"id":16802,"date":"2022-08-11T13:21:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T11:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=213336"},"modified":"2022-08-11T13:39:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T11:39:07","slug":"tutankhamun-secrets-of-the-pharaohs-mummy","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/tutankhamun-secrets-of-the-pharaohs-mummy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutankhamun: secrets of the pharaoh\u2019s mummy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Ellie Cawthorne\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 11 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>There\u2019s no more instantly recognisable symbol of ancient Egypt than a mummy. And, of course, the mummy of Tutankhamun is the most famous of all. But what can we learn from looking at the mummified body of an ancient boy king?<\/p>\n<p>In episode 6 of our series on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/period\/ancient-egypt\/8-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-tutankhamun\/&quot;\">Tutankhamun<\/a>, Ellie Cawthorne and Dr Chris Naunton explore what the ancient Egyptians believed happened after death, delve into ancient <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/period\/ancient-egypt\/how-make-egyptian-mummy-canopic-jar-what-natron\/&quot;\">mummification processes<\/a> and follow Tutankhamun\u2019s mummy on his somewhat unexpected adventures in the afterlife.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"&quot;wp-audio-shortcode&quot;\" id=\"&quot;audio-213336-1&quot;\" preload=\"&quot;none&quot;\" style=\"&quot;width:\" controls=\"&quot;controls&quot;\"><source type=\"&quot;audio\/mpeg&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/HistoryExtraTutankhamunEp6-d3ca0c0.mp3?_=1&quot;\"\/><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/HistoryExtraTutankhamunEp6-d3ca0c0.mp3&quot;\">https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/HistoryExtraTutankhamunEp6-d3ca0c0.mp3<\/a><\/audio><section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <p><strong>Want to hear more? Browse more episodes in our<\/strong> <strong>podcast series on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/podcast-series\/tutankhamun-podcast-series\/&quot;\">Tutankhamun\u2019s life, death and legacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ellie Cawthorne Published: Thursday, 11 August 2022 at 12:00 am There\u2019s no more instantly recognisable symbol of ancient Egypt than a mummy. And, of course, the mummy of Tutankhamun is the most famous of all. But what can we learn from looking at the mummified body of an ancient boy king? 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