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Tutankhamun's tomb restored to prevent damage by visitors
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| January 31, 2019
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Posted on 06/23/2020 8:21:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A nine-year project has been completed to restore the tomb of ancient Egypt's boy king, Tutankhamun, and address issues that threatened its survival.
Experts from the Getty Conservation Institute repaired scratches and abrasions on the wall paintings caused by visitors to the burial chamber.
The paintings were also affected by humidity, dust and carbon dioxide introduced by every person who entered.
A new ventilation system should reduce the need for future cleaning.
New barriers will restrict physical access to the paintings, while a new viewing platform, lighting and interpretive signage will also allow visitors to better see the tomb and understand its historical and cultural significance...
The experts also concluded that brown spots found on the wall paintings were growths left by microbes that were long dead and were no longer a risk.
The spots were not removed because it was found that they had penetrated the paint layer.
Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, in 1922 by the British archaeologists Howard Carter and George Herbert, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon.
It is the only tomb dating from the pharaonic New Kingdom (1550BC-1069BC) to have been found substantially intact, and its contents provided an insight into royal funerary practices, art and craftsmanship of the period.
Although most of the objects are now in the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, visitors to the tomb can still see Tutankhamun's mummy, the outermost wooden coffin, and a quartzite sarcophagus, as well as the paintings depicting his life and death.
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: 18thdynasty; amarna; godsgravesglyphs; tutankhamun
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SunkenCiv
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
In before the Steve Martin references.
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dfwgator
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SunkenCiv
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SunkenCiv
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That's thinking on your feet.
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Viking2002
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SunkenCiv
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SunkenCiv
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The Amarna keyword, chrono:
- 'Men of Judah' in the 14th Century B.C.E.? Is this the earliest reference to the tribe of Judah? [2020]
- The First Evidence of 'Head Cones' Found in 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb [2019]
- First evidence of Egyptian 'head cones' found in 3,300-year-old tomb [2019]
- Are We Close to Finding the Tomb of Queen Nefertiti in the Valley of the Kings? [2019]
- Exclusive: Controversial King Tut Statue Has Sketchy Origins. Now Christie's Is Selling it. [2019]
- Epilepsy, Tutankhamun and Monotheism: A theory on inherited disease in the Egyptian New Kingdom [2018]
- Tests show no hidden Tutankhamun chambers: ministry [2018]
- Is this the glamorous face of Queen Nefertiti? [2018]
- In Ancient Mass Graves, Archaeologists Find Child Slaves of Biblical Egypt [2018]
- Has Tutankhamun's tragic teenage wife finally been found? [2018]
- All Bronze Age Iron Came From Space, New Study Shows [2017]
- Archaeologists discover ancient tools that actually came from space [2017]
- King Tut's Dagger Made of Extraterrestial Material [2016]
- Study aims to uncover mystery of Luxor's tomb KV55 [2016]
- Dagger in King Tut's tomb was made with iron from a meteorite [2016]
- King Tut's Blade Made of Meteorite [2016]
- Scientists Say Egypt is in Denial Over Hidden Rooms in King Tut's Tomb [2016]
- Experts Doubt Claims of 'Hidden Chambers' in King Tut's Tomb [2016]
- Queen Nefertiti Bust Scan Was Actually a Data Hack [2016]
- Scans of King Tut's Tomb Reveal Hidden Rooms, Egypt's Antiquities Ministry Says [2016]
- New scans of King Tut's tomb may reveal hidden chamber [...again...] [2016]
- Egypt Says King Tut Mask Was Scratched, Sends 8 to Trial [2016]
- Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's wet nurse might have been his sister [2015]
- Radar Finds Secret Chamber in King Tut's Tomb [2015]
- King Tutankhamun's tomb: Evidence grows for hidden chamber [2015]
- Who Made the Bust of Queen Nefertiti? Nefertiti mystery solved [2015]
- Infrared Scans Show Possible Hidden Chamber in King Tut's Tomb [2015]
- Fixing Tutankhamun's beard: 'unfortunately they used epoxy' [2015]
- Where Is the Tomb of Queen Nefertiti? [2015]
- INTERVIEW: Egypt's antiquities minister speaks on the search for Nefertiti in Tutankhamun's tomb [2015]
- Egypt approves Radar for Nefertiti Tomb Quest [2015]
- Has Queen Nefertiti been found behind King Tut's tomb? [2015]
- Ancient Egyptian capital Amarna mapped through satellite imagery system [2015]
- Another Tomb Discovered at Al-Qurna [18th Dynasty Egypt] [2015]
- 18th-Dynasty Tomb Discovered in Luxor [2015]
- Beard on King Tut's burial mask damaged after epoxy gluing [2015]
- Coolest Archaeological Discoveries of 2014 [CHEESE!] [2014]
- Danish Bronze Age glass beads traced to Egypt [2014]
- Climate Change Not a Cause of Bronze Age Collapse [2014]
- Giza men arrested after digging up ancient temple under house [2014]
- The REAL face of King Tut: Pharaoh had girlish hips, a club foot and buck teeth according to [2014]
- Greek Bronze Age ended 100 years earlier than thought, new evidence suggests [2014]
- Italian-Spanish archeologists to launch dig into Luxor tomb [2014]
- Ancient Egyptian Woman with 70 Hair Extensions Discovered [2014]
- Egyptian Carving Defaced by King Tut's Possible Father Discovered [2014]
- Archaeologists Uncover Lost Population of Ancient Amarna [2014]
- About 50 Mummies Discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings [2014]
- The Greek Age of Bronze -- Middle Helmets [2014]
- Two Colossal Statues Unveiled in Luxor [2014]
- A different take on Tut [2014]
- Spanish, Egyptian Archaeologists Make Discovery That Changes Chronology of the Pharaohs [2014]
- Tombs of legendary lovers [2014]
- King Tut's Mummified Erect Penis May Point to Ancient Religious Struggle [2014]
- An unidentified royal statue head found in Luxor [2013]
- King Tut's Sister Stolen in Massive Museum Heist [2013]
- King Tut Was Killed In A Gruesome Chariot Accident, Says Science [2013]
- Mummy-fried! Tutankhamun's body spontaneously combusted INSIDE his coffin [2013]
- First evidence of comet striking Earth found in Egypt [2013]
- Tutankhamun's replica tomb to be re-erected in Luxor [2013]
- Earliest known iron artifacts come from outer space [2013]
- Mysterious Toe Rings Found on Ancient Egyptian Skeletons [2013]
- ARTP Radar Survey of the Valley of the Kings [2013]
- Ancient statue discovered by Nazis is made from (Chinga) meteorite [2012]
- Berlin marks 100 years of discovering Nefertiti [2012]
- Archaeologist: Reign of Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose II Suggests Crisis [2012]
- Discovery of a new tomb in the Valley of the Kings, KV 64 [2012]
- Archaeology meets politics: Spring comes to ancient Egypt [2011]
- King Tut and half of European men share DNA [2011]
- Half of European men share King Tut's DNA [2011]
- Enormous statue of powerful pharoah unearthed [2011]
- King Tut statue looted from Egypt museum [2011]
- Egypt Threatens Removal of Ancient Central Park Obelisk [2011]
- Amenhotep I -- the undiscovered tomb [ 18th Dynasty Egypt ] [2010]
- King Tut suffered 'massive' chest injury, new research reveals [2010]
- King Tut's Chariots Marvels of Engineering [2010]
- Statue of King Tut's grandfather unearthed in Egypt [2010]
- Archaeologists find statue of Tutankhamun's grandad [2010]
- Nefertiti & the Aten in Colour! 16K Amarna Art Talatat blocks in Luxor w/Original Pigment Preserved [2010]
- New analysis on problems between archaeology and pharaonic chronology, based on radiocarbon dating [2010]
- King Tut's Leftover Bandages Yield New Clues [2010]
- Egyptian Official Angry that King Tut is not at the Met Calls Times Square Exhibition Space a 'Hole' [2010]
- DNA Shows that KV55 Mummy Probably Not Akhenaten [Smenkhare] [2010]
- Egypt reveals Tutankhamun's lineage, cause of death [2010]
- DNA studies show a frail King Tut succumbed to malaria and a broken leg [2010]
- Rush for iron spurred Inuit ancestors to sprint across Arctic, book contends [2010]
- Did King Tut's Discoverer Steal from the Tomb? [2010]
- When Ancient Artifacts Become Political Pawns: Egypt contesting German possession of Nefertiti bust [2009]
- King Tut explorer's photos, treasures revealed [2009]
- Famed Nefertiti bust a fake: expert [2009]
- Egyptian Queen In Berlin -- Cairo Demands Clarification on Nefertiti Bust [2009]
- "Beauty of the Nile" May Have Had Ancient Makeover [2009]
- Egypt unveils pharaonic 'brain drain' bed [2009]
- What Perfumes Did Ancient Egyptians Use? Researchers Aim To Recreate 3,500-year-old Scent [2009]
- Iraq: Small statue of Egyptian pharaoh found [2009]
- The Trowel vs. the Text: How the Amarna letters challenge archaeology [2008]
- King Tut's Father ID'd in Stone Inscription [2008]
- Archaeology professor scrutinizes age-old mystery [ Uluburun wreck excavation] [2008]
- Tutankhamun Fetuses To Get Paternity Test [2008]
- The Androgynous Pharaoh? Akhenaten had feminine physique [2008]
- Study Shows Life Was Tough For Ancient Egyptians [2008]
- Big statue of Amenhotep III discovered in Luxor [2008]
- Statue of Pharaonic queen discovered in south Egypt (Queen Tiy, wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III) [2008]
- Grim Secrets Of Pharaoh's City [2008]
- Months after mummy claim, DNA science still lags [Hatshepsut] [2007]
- Ancient Egyptian Glassmaking Recreated [2007]
- Face of King Tut unshrouded to public [2007]
- Tutankhamun's True Face To Be Revealed [2007]
- Tutankhamun was not black: Egypt antiquities chief [2007]
- Queen Nefertiti: More Than A Pretty Face [2007]
- Cray Supercomputer... Discover Origin Of Mysterious Glass Found In King Tut's Tomb [2007]
- Mystery of Tut's Father: New Clues on Unidentified Mummy [2007]
- Egypt to use DNA tests to identify pharaoh Tuthmosis [2007]
- 'Hands off my bust' says Egypt prof [If we give this to Egypt for 3 months they won't return it] [2007]
- Archaeologists find Akhenaten-era tomb (as a result of Dutch team excavation in the Sakkara area) [2007]
- King Tut hit by the curse of the dome [2006]
- Mysterious Egyptian Glass Formed By Meteorite Strike, Study Says [2006]
- 'They Show No Respect for Their Caesars' [2006]
- Study: King Tut Wasn't Bludgeoned to Death [2006]
- Pharaoh's curse or coincidence?[King Tut] [2006]
- Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun [ U Penn exhibit, open now ] [2006]
- The Trial of Akhenaten [ a play ] [2006]
- Today in history: Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen (11/04/1922) [2006]
- Neferititi was actually a 'fascinating' aging beauty [2006]
- Another new tomb in the Valley of the Kings: 'KV64' [2006]
- Tut's gem hints at space impact [2006]
- Potential Cure Discovered for Marfan Syndrome [2006]
- King Tut's Necklace Shaped By Fireball [2006]
- Mummy dearest: riddle wrapped in a mystery [Nefertiti, Maya, Ankhesenpamon?] [ KV-63 ] [2006]
- Mystery tomb could hold Tutankhamen's widow [2006]
- King Tut returns to Chicago [2006]
- Amarna Princess a forgery [Egyptian statue in forgery claim] [2006]
- Huge Crater Found in Egypt - Kebira [2006]
- Sailing To Punt [2006]
- Pharaonic tomb find stuns Egypt [Possibly Nefertiti ... find by American archaeologists] [2006]
- Tomb Found in Egypt's Valley of Kings [2006]
- Intact tomb found in Egypt's Valley of the Kings [2006]
- US dig uncovers King Tut's neighbours [2006]
- King Tut slain by sword in the knee [2006]
- Archeologists Find Ancient Ship Remains (cargo carriers between Pharaonic Egypt and Punt) [2006]
- Team Unearths Statue of Egypt's Queen Ti [2006]
- Demonstrators say King Tut exhibit depicts wrong skin color [2005]
- Researchers to look into Victorian historical 'truths' [2005]
- King Tut liked Red Wine Best [2005]
- King Tut Drank Red Wine, Researcher Says [2005]
- King Tut treasure back in U.S. as Egypt seeks gold -Bubba seeks exibit in Arkansas [2005]
- King Tut's skin color a topic of controversy [2005]
- King Tut Exhibit Outrages Activists [2005]
- The King of Egyptology [2005]
- Tutankhamun died of gangrene [2005]
- THE "EGYPTIAN WATERGATE" [2005]
- CT Scans Show What King Tut Looked Like [2005]
- More research needed on Delhi Iron Pillar: Experts [2005]
- Nefertiti's 'Love Affair' With Moses to Hit the Silver Screen [2005]
- BOOK FEATURE: The man who really found Tutankhamen (British Corporal Spy) [2005]
- Archaeologist Discovers Ancient Ships In Egypt [2005]
- Case closed on the end of King Tut (Scan Suggests No Murder) [2005]
- King Tut Not Murdered, but Leg Fracture May Have Caused Infection, Tests Show [2005]
- Theban Mapping Project (Valley of the Kings etc) [2005]
- King Tut Exhibit Could Prove to Be Gold Mine [2004]
- King Tut Exhibit Could Prove to Be Gold Mine (Coming to the USA in 2005 for 27 month/4 city tour) [2004]
- Egypt Hopes to Solve Riddle of Tutankhamun Death [2004]
- Teasing The Sun (Nefertiti) [2004]
- Smenkhkhare, the Hittite Pharaoh [2004]
- Akhenaten: An Early Egyptian Monotheist [2004]
- First Lion Mummy Found in Tomb of King Tut's Wet Nurse [2004]
- Setting Ancient Nefertiti Bust on Bronze Nude Touches off a Tussle [2003]
- Nefertiti mummy 'found in Egypt' [2003]
- Found: Queen Nefertiti's Mummy [2003]
- Unearthed: the humble origins of world diplomacy (A Preserved Library from 1340BC discovered!) [2003]
- Unearthed: The Humble Origins Of World Diplomacy (Hittites) [2003]
- Curses! Mummy Tale Not True [2002]
- Excavations at Karnak Temple complex... with rewarding results. [2002]
- Tut's Life And Death Unmasked [2002]
- Who Killed King Tut? [2002]
- Iron Age Pops Out Of KZN Sewer (50-100K Years Old, South Africa) [2002]
- Key To An Ancient Tongue [2002]
- EGYPT - NEW TOMBS DISCOVERED [2002]
- Mystery of Dead Sea Scroll unravels [2002]
- Colossal head discovered in Egypt that could be Queen Nefertari [2002]
- All The King's Men [2001]
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06/23/2020 8:26:31 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
Better keep BLM fanatics away from it and their commie allies. Protect the largest slave built monuments too whilst they are it.
To: Long Jon No Silver
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06/23/2020 8:35:39 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
I thought I read a while back that they were going to recreate Tut’s tomb at the new Grand Egyptian Museum, so that access to his actual tomb would be eliminated to keep it protected.
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06/23/2020 8:37:30 PM PDT
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mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: SunkenCiv
I remember seeing, what I think was, King Tut’s sarcophagus and other artifacts during a tour in in the US back in the 1970s.
To: SunkenCiv
Remembering my family went to see the Tutankhamun tour at the Atlanta Civic Center on May 3rd of 2009.
We also saw a presentation by Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, at the Moorish Egyptian revival architecture, Fox Theatre, originally designed as the Yaarab Shriners Temple. Zahi Hawass appeared to be just as impressed with the Fox as we were with him.
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06/23/2020 9:54:17 PM PDT
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higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
To: Inyo-Mono
Yup. I saw the later one, about 15 years ago, which I'm pretty sure wasn't quite as complete vis a vis Tut's stuff, but had a load of things from Yuya and Tuya, plus architectural elements from Amarna, and the crowd was non-compliant with social distancing. :^) Would have liked to have seen the tour in the 1970s. A friend from that time went to Chicago with another friend of his and a local schoolteacher.
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06/23/2020 10:27:51 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: mass55th
There is a touring version, a reproduction, of the burial chamber, that's actually been here in Grand Rapids. Maybe that'll be used or be part of it.
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06/23/2020 10:43:54 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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06/23/2020 10:52:04 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Cool! Thanks for letting me know. I follow Marine Archaeologist Franck Goddio through his newsletters. He's been diving, and discovering relics for years. His touring exhibition Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities, will be at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts JULY 4, 2020 – JANUARY 18, 2021.
Here's the link to the museum page:
Exhibitions
Here's Franck Goddio's website:
Goddio
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06/23/2020 11:24:54 PM PDT
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mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: Long Jon No Silver
The pyramids weren’t built by slaves.
The pyramids weren’t built by Israelites either - whether slaves or otherwise. They date from before 2200 BC and the earliest Semitic presence is 1500 BC.
There are pyramid builders tombs nearby and the builders were native Egyptian (kemet) farmers who were paid and who worked during the agricultural “off season” when the Nile flooded (which made the land fertile) — think of it as a grand social construction to bring the nation of 1 million people (yup, that was its population) together - similar to the building of the grand cathedrals of Europe were communal activities.
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06/24/2020 1:13:18 AM PDT
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Cronos
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To: Cronos
One of the sons of Ramses II, Khaemwasset, restored the Old Kingdom Pyramid of Unas in the period 1300 - 1200 BC ... because by his time it was dilapidated. Unfortunately ... today it looks like mostly a pile of rubble, though there’s enough left to tell what the angles were and estimate its original height.
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06/24/2020 1:32:44 AM PDT
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