By David Murdoch
During this textual content, accompany archaeologists; Howard Carter and Theodore Davis, as they notice the tomb of the boy king, Tutankhamun and the beautiful treasures within it. find out about his lifestyles and loss of life, from coming to energy on the age of 9, to his complicated burial 9 years later. The textual content additionally examines the lives of Egyptians, their gods and faith and perspective in the direction of the pharaoh.
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As a result, it took them 10 years to clear the tomb. 1BeforePHOTOGRAPHS anything was touched, Harry Burton 2Carter’ SKETCHES 3TheRtreasures EMOVING THE TREASURES s artistic skills had to be carried out of the photographed each room, showing the exact position of everything in it. Then he placed a numbered card on each object and photographed the room again. Each item could then be identified by its number. were to prove very useful. He made what he called “sketches” of many of the items found in the tomb.
1338–1336 BC Tutankhamun married his half-sister, Ankhesenamun. They had no children who survived, though two foetuses found in the tomb may have been their stillborn daughters. 42 Tiye Ankhesenamun RULES EGYPT... Tutankhamun 1336–1327 BC Because Tutankhamun was just a boy, he was very dependent on his ministers. Most important decisions were taken by Ay, the elderly chief minister, and Horemheb, the head of the army. Discovery Series ABC Spreads 216mm x 276mm UK W H O W A S T U T A N K H A M U N ?
DAY DAYS 45 57-58: ANOINTING DAYS 60 59-69: DAY BANDAGING DAY 70 70: FUNERAL Discovery Series Technical Spread 216mm x 276mm UK F A C T- F I N D E R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 ARCHAEOLOGISTS THE AT WORK W HEN TUTANKHAMUN’S TOMB WAS FOUND, Engrossed in his work Carter wrote: “It was slow work... and nerve-wracking at that”.