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Armchair tour of Tomb of Tutankhamen

1 October 2008

Paul Kucera and members of the school group
PhD student Paul Kucera and members of the school group with the IBM kiosk.

The Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History in the School of Historical Studies, Faculty of Arts, has taken Year 12 students from Newstead College in Launceston, Tasmania, on a virtual tour of Egypt via a new IBM kiosk.

The initiative, supported by IBM and the Egyptian Government, is part of a new program to educate secondary school students about the ancient culture.

The kiosk runs a program called EternalEgypt.org that enables students to tour the Giza Pyramids, the Temple of Luxor and Tomb of Tutankhamen, and to examine three-dimensional images of major objects from this tomb.

Monash is the only Victorian university to study this ancient culture in detail, with annual archaeological excavations held each year in Egypt. The University is also the only Victorian university to possess an IBM kiosk.

PhD student Paul Kucera led discussion on archaeology, mummification and the work of the centre, before taking the students on the virtual tour.

Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History Director Associate Professor Colin Hope said the visit was a resounding success.

"We now hope to conduct similar activities at schools within the Melbourne region," Associate Professor Hope said.

For more information visit the Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History website.