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By: Adriana Morales Period 8

http://www.mandarava.com/a4grph/Sgrph/S_graphics/SUM6184.jpg. King Tut's Discovery. By: Adriana Morales Period 8. http://malaland.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/king-tut.jpg. Discovery. • Burial Chamber - Where King Tut's mummy laid.

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By: Adriana Morales Period 8

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  1. http://www.mandarava.com/a4grph/Sgrph/S_graphics/SUM6184.jpg King Tut's Discovery By: Adriana Morales Period 8 http://malaland.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/king-tut.jpg

  2. Discovery • Burial Chamber - Where King Tut's mummy laid. - Filled with shrine- a box which contains ancient relics; that was over 16 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. - Made of glided wood which means they were coated in gold and was inlaid with a brilliant blue porcelain. • King Tut's Tomb - Robbed about two times - Found two broken necklaces - Buried deep below the surface of the Valley of the Kings. - Inside one shrine- Found the king's sarcophagus. - Two smaller coffins inside each other. Finally the third one was revealed and was entirely made of gold. - The two small coffins were mummies of two children. It is hypothesized that these were King Tut's children. He is not known to have any surviving children.

  3. •King Tut - Found dead at around the age of 18. - About 5 feet and 5 1/8 inches tall. - Name is Tutankhamun. • Founders - Howard Carter - Lord Carnarvon • Curse - Many different kinds. - "They who entered this sacred tomb shall be visited by the wings of death." is one of the curses. - Began when many terrible events occurred after the discovery of the tomb. - Anyone who dared to open the tomb would suffer the wrath of the mummy. - Mummies were grinded into a fine powder and sold as a mystical mummy powder. It was believed the powder had healing powers.

  4. • Tours - Treasures found it King Tut's tomb- Traveled around the U.S. - They go to different museums around the country. - The exhibit is called "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs." http://www.jaunted.com/files/5957/3861542860cba78d69f.jpg

  5. Sources Used • http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/information November 24, 2009 • http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/tutt.htm November 24, 2009 • http://www.crystalinks.com/tutstomb.html November 24, 2009 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun November 24, 2009 •http://eyewitnesstohistory.com/tut.htm November 24, 2009 •www.Google.com- Searched: King Tut's Discovery November 24, 2009 • ww.About.com- Searched: King Tut's Tomb November 24, 2009

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