Why do you think that the chapter, "Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues" is kept in our syllabus?

It seems like this is going to be a question that has to
be asked of your instructor.  Without knowing the exact dimensions or content of the
class, it will be difficult for anyone other than the instructor to provide an answer to
this question.  I do think that you can do a couple of things here to help broaden your
understanding of the question.  The first would be to examine what is in the course and
step back and assess how the chapter fits into what is being covered.  Are there
specific points or questions that the reading selection addresses that might be part of
the course?  Is there something in the reading that talks about concepts about which you
have been learning?  Sometimes, teachers or instructors place something in the class to
come back to it later in order to expand understanding about concepts taught.  It
initiates active learning because students have to go back and think about what they
first thought was bunk within the new understanding that they have gained.  At that
point, it's not as much bunk.  I think that thinking in this manner will help you, but
asking your instructor is probably going to yield the most amount of results for
you.