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.