Tutankhamun | 7. the contested legacy of an icon
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Tutankhamun Isn't Just a Pop Culture Icon in Egypt
Tutankhamun isn't only a pop culture icon in Egypt. As Hibba told me, his image also has a deeper political resonance. The discovery came at a very crucial moment for the anti-colonial activism that was happening in Egypt at the time. This is the single incident of an archaeological discovery where the finds were not divided between Egypt and foreign power.
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