I read this in the magazine. Bob Brier is the lecturer on The Teaching Company’s “Ancient Egypt” set; he has a really cute sense of humor. When I run out of new history CD’s, I often pick out a random disc of “Ancient Egypt” to pass the time.
Brier’s Teaching Company course on Egypt was terrific. I bought mine so long ago that it was the VHS version. Maybe I should splurge and get it again on DVD since my VCRs have all given up the ghost. Brier also wrote a book detailing how, in his opinion, King Tut was murdered. This view is controversial.
I like those CDs. Yeah, his book, “The Murder of Tut”, is an amusing read; it turns out that the skull damage (to Tut, not to Brier) on which he bases his thesis is probably due to modern handling of the mummy.
Ah, but what does Zahi Hawass have to say? Isn’t there, like, a law that no one can talk about pyramids without consulting him?