Thanks for being on Plus+! This week we ask, what happens when one man becomes the gatekeeper to the most famous archaeological site on Earth? We dig into Breaking the Mirror of Heaven, tracking the rise of Zahi Hawass, the politics behind Egyptology, and the growing tension between mainstream narratives and alternative ideas about the ancient past. Somewhere between media spectacle, buried secrets, and power struggles, the story of Egypt starts to look a lot less settled than we’re told.
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