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Ancient Egypt - King Tutankhamun.
Undisturbed for over 3,000 years,
King Tutankhamun Tomb in Egypt Kings Valley was discovered in 1922 by Howard
Carter. King Tutankhamun Tomb was underneath the remains of workmen's huts built
during the Ramesside Period.
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2002 reconstruction Dr. Robin Richards |
2005 reconstruction Egyptian team |
2005 reconstruction French team |
King Tutankhamun tomb appears to have originally been intended for a
private individual, not for royalty. There is some evidence to
suggest that the King's tomb was hastily adapted for a royal
occupant during its excavation. This is supported by the fact that
only the burial chamber walls were decorated, unlike royal tombs in
which nearly all walls were painted with scenes from the Book of the
Dead.
King Tutankhamun tomb was densely packed
with items, but they were in great disarray. Carter was able to
photograph garlands of flowers, which disintegrated when touched.
Due to the state of the tomb, and to Carter's meticulous recording
technique, tomb took nearly a decade to empty, contents all
being transported to Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Nebkheperre Tutankhamun, was Pharaoh of the
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (ruled 1334 BC – 1325 BC), during the
New Kingdom period of Egyptian history. King Tutankhamun began his
reign at age 9. His original name, Tutankhaten, meant "Living Image
of Aten", while Tutankhamun meant "Living Image of Amun".
For a long time the cause of King Tutankhamun's
death was unknown, and was the root of much speculation. How old was
the king when he died? Did he suffer from any physical
abnormalities? Had he been murdered? Many of these questions were
finally answered in early 2005 when results of a set of CT scans
on the mummy were released. The King Tutankhamun body was originally
inspected by Howard Carter’s team in early 1920s, though they
were primarily interested in recovering jewellery and amulets
from body. To remove the objects from the body, which in many
cases were stuck fast by the hardened embalming resins used,
Carter's team cut up the mummy into various pieces: arms and
legs were detached, torso cut in half and head was severed.
Hot knives were used to remove it from the golden mask to which it
was cemented by resin. Since the body was placed back in its
sarcophagus in 1926, the mummy has subsequently been X-rayed three
times: first in 1968 by group from Liverpool University,
then in 1978 by group from Michigan University and finally
in 2005 a team of Egyptian scientists led by Secretary General of
the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass
conducted CT scan on the mummy.
1,700 images were produced of King Tutankhamun's
mummy during the 15-minute CT scan. Much was learned about the young
king's life. King Tutankhamun age at death was estimated at 19
years. The king had been in general good health. He was slight of
build, and was roughly 170 cm tall.
The 2005 conclusion by Egyptian scientists team, based on the CT scan findings, confirmed that
King died of a swift attack of gangrene after breaking his
leg. After consultations with Italian and Swiss experts, Egyptian
scientists found that the fracture in his left
leg most likely occurred only days before his death, which had then
become gangrenous and led directly to death. Egyptian
scientists have also found no evidence that he had been struck in
the head and no other indication he was killed, as had been
previously speculated. Despite the relatively poor condition of the
mummy, Egyptian team found evidence that great care had been
given to the body of King Tutankhamun during embalming process.
They found five distinct embalming materials, which were applied to
the body at various stages of mummification process. This
counters previous assertions that king’s body had been prepared
carelessly and in a hurry.
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