Remembering and Forgetting Tutankhamun: Imperial and National Rhythms of Archaeology, 1922–1972

Abstract

In 1972, not one but two countries-the United Kingdom and Egypt-issued postage stamps to commemorate the fi ftieth anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon ( fi g. 11.1 ). The British Museum put on a dazzling exhibition of Tutankhamun treasures on loan from Cairo. Both countries had clear memories of their earlier clash over the tomb, but the exhibition held out hope for better relations in the postcolonial age.

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