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In addition to learning about the exhibition from the PodCast, you can listen to Alison Young, assistant producer of Houston Public Radio's daily arts magazine The Front Row, interview Dr. Dirk Van Tuerenhout, Ph.D., HMNS curator of anthropology. Learn more.

Download Instructions:
- Click the pictures below to download a "zip" file of each podcast.
- Unzip the file by opening it.
- Download (save) the audio files to your computer.
- Upload (transfer) the audio files to your mp3 palyer.
- Get the inside story on The Royal Tombs of Ur!
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
(Run Time: 20 minutes)
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Exhibit Tour of Curatorial Selections
These tracks correspond to 10 selected artifacts in the Royal Tombs of Ur exhibition.
Bring your player with you to the Museum after you upload the files to your sound file player. When you see a "podcast" icon in the exhibition, you can scroll to that item on your player and listen as you view the artifact. You may also use this file to learn about the objects before or after your visit.
(Run Time: 10 minutes)
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Interview with Curator of Anthropology Dirk Van Tuerenhout, Ph.D., on KUHF-FM 88.7
Listen as Dr. Dirk Van Tuerenhout, curator of anthropology for the Houston Museum of Natural Science and local curator for the Royal Tombs of Ur special exhibition, walks through the exhibit with Alison Young, assistant producer of Houston Public Radio's daily arts magazine The Front Row. This interview originally aired on June 5, 2006 and is posted here with permission from KUHF Houston Public Radio 88.7 FM. .
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