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Famous Mummies and Their Stories

Famous Mummies and Their Stories. By Alexa Grazio and Tori Laczo. King Tutankhamen (King Tut). Found in 1922 by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. The body was located in the Valley of the Kings which is in Egypt. The discovery was famous because his tomb was very well preserved.

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Famous Mummies and Their Stories

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  1. Famous Mummies and Their Stories By Alexa Grazio and Tori Laczo

  2. King Tutankhamen (King Tut) • Found in 1922 by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. • The body was located in the Valley of the Kings which is in Egypt. • The discovery was famous because his tomb was very well preserved. Left: King Tut reconstructed Right: King Tut’s face King Tut’s funeral mask

  3. Ötzi(The Iceman) • Found in 1991 by Helmut and Erika Simon who were hiking. • The body was located near Hauslabjoch in the Ötzal Alps. • Otzi is famous because he is the oldest mummy found preserved by ice. Reconstructed Ötzi Ötzi’s mummy

  4. Queen Hatshepsut • Excavated in 1903 by Howard Carter but not identified until 2007. • Her body was found on the west bank of the Nile. • Queen Hatshepsut was famous because she was the first woman ruler recorded in history. Queen Hatshepsut’s mummy Statue of Queen Hatshepsut

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