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Jun 2022
10m 21s

S1E1 - Archaeologist Nora Shawki

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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Inspired as a young child by the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, Nora Shawki fell in love with the history of her country of Egypt. In this episode, we hear about discovering ancient treasures, sending lots of emails, unavoidable changes, and cities buried under your backyard.

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