Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues — NCERT Class 11 English Important Questions & Revision Notes

Tutankhamun

Amenhotep III

Akhenaten

Howard Carter

A modern archaeologist

A teenage Egyptian pharaoh

An Italian explorer

A French historian

January 5, 2005

February 12, 1922

March 20, 1999

January 5, 1922

Zahi Hawass in 2005

Howard Carter in 1922

Amenhotep in 1900

Akhenaten in 1950

Completely decayed and turned to dust

Kept in pristine condition with modern preservatives

Cemented to the bottom of his solid gold coffin due to hardening resins

Stolen by grave robbers leaving only bones

Burned the coffin to melt the resins

Chiseled the body free from the hardened resins, removing the remains piece by piece

Dissolved the resins using strong acids

Left the body inside the tomb untouched

Buried it in a secret location

Sent it to a museum in London

Placed it back in the golden coffin permanently

Reassembled the remains on a layer of sand in a wooden box

Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Queens

Nile River Valley

Valley of the Pharaohs

A heavy sandstorm accompanied by rain

Dark clouds scudded across the desert, blotting out the stars

Bright sunshine with high temperature

A sudden earthquake shook the valley

Cancelled the scan and returned the mummy

Brought a new scanner from Cairo

Used spare fans found working to fix the computer

Waited until the next day for repairs