Sands of Time: Tutankhamun - 100 Years & Goodwin Sands Campaign Win! – WB 10th November 2022
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0:00 Introduction
1:15 Digital Benin & Parthenon Marbles
7:00 ‘Restore Trust’ Rejected by AGM Votes
13:02 Keep an Eye on COP27
17:33 Keep an Eye on Budget Statement
20:23 Birkbeck Humanities Job Cuts!
22:42 Support us on Patreon!
23:26 Tutankhamun 100 Years On
31:29 Legacy: Pressure to Deliver & Media
33:21 Howard Carter’s ‘Back Story’
35:11 Legacy: Egytomania!
38:13 The CURSE of Tutankhamun?
41:14 Tutankhamun & Pop Culture
43:57 Tutankhamun, Nosferatu: Growth & Survival
49:16 SOS: Goodwin Sands Campaign Win!
1:03:24 What Can Humanities Learn from this Campaign?
1:09:47 How Many Other Projects have been so Flawed?
1:12:38 Conclusion
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Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
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Links:
Digital Benin:
https://digitalbenin.org/
Why slave descendants want the Benin Bronzes to stay in US:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63504438
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Elgin Marbles replica creators want British Museum to return originals to Greece:
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-11-01/elgin-marbles-replica-creators-want-british-museum-to-return-originals-to-greece
Parthenon Marbles Perfect Replica Unveiled in London:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/01/parthenon-marbles-replica-london/
Can a robot help repatriate the Elgin Marbles?:
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/can-a-robot-help-repatriate-the-elgin-marbles-/101609874
As infrastructure crumbles, British Museum plans to fix Parthenon Marbles gallery next:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/11/03/as-infrastructure-crumbles-british-museum-plans-to-fix-parthenon-marbles-gallery-next
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National Trust AGM:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/annual-general-meeting
Right-leaning group fails to wrest control of National Trust:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/06/right-leaning-group-fails-to-wrest-control-of-national-trust-from-political-takeover
National Trust members reject anti-Pride motions at AGM:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-63540234.amp
National Trust members vote to continue celebrating Pride despite bigots’ best efforts:
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/06/national-trust-pride-agm-vote-stephen-green/
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COP27 latest: Pakistan makes emotional plea; 'deep fault line' emerges at summit; UK 'close to energy deal with US':
https://news.sky.com/story/cop27-latest-pakistan-makes-emotional-plea-deep-fault-line-emerges-at-summit-uk-close-to-energy-deal-with-us-12740682
Cop27: US called out for blocking ‘loss and damage’ funds; world leaders call for urgent action – live:
https://tinyurl.com/3syn48c3
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No job cuts at Birkbeck, University of London!:
https://www.change.org/p/no-job-cuts-at-birkbeck-university-of-london
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A celebration of museums: 100th anniversary of Tutankhamun’s tomb discovery:
https://www.egyptindependent.com/a-celebration-of-museums-100th-anniversary-of-tutankhamuns-tomb-discovery/
Tutankhamun Week – Archaeosoup Playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV8Xi2CnRCUn3PgUQ635r9BqGMjpoI4kF
100-Year Anniversary of the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb:
https://egypt.travel/en/events/100-year-anniversary-of-the-discovery-of-tutankhamun-s-tomb
Tutankhamun: 100 year anniversary of the tomb's discovery:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63499755
On the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb “The opening of an exhibition entitled 100 Years of Discovery Tutankhamun and his Family”:
https://tinyurl.com/3rb384ja
Special feature - Tutankhamun and the Cybermen - Doctor Who - Tomb of the Cybermen- BBC:
https://youtu.be/BEo98ZYinJc
The Tomb of the Cybermen: Doctor Who, Season 5:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00krh80
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Campaigner Celebrate as Port of Dover U-Turns on Goodwin Sands Dredging Plan:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2022/11/04/campaigners-celebrate-as-port-of-dover-u-turns-on-goodwin-sands-dredging-plan/
Watching Brief: SOS Goodwin Sands (Dredging Archaeology & War Graves) - May 2017:
https://youtu.be/9jtoqIKQS2o
Watching Brief: Carrilion Collapse & Goodwin Sands Unminuted Meeting! - Jan 2018:
https://youtu.be/tlQEpLj0xTk
News Updates: Goodwind Sands (SOS) Campaign & Status of HMS Victory 1744 - WB Sept 2019:
https://youtu.be/NLkCEvY_gFg
THE STORY OF THE SOS (Save our Sands) CAMPAIGN:
https://pembreyburryportheritage.co.uk/the-story-of-sos-save-our-sands
November 2022: STOP PRESS!:
https://goodwinsandssos.org/