Over 3,000 years Old And Looking Good!

By Meera Dolasia on November 5, 2007

King Tutankhamun's (Tut) body was slowly removed from his sarcophagus (stone coffin) and face revealed the first time on Sunday, Nov 5th, 85 years after British archaeologist Howard Carter found his treasure-filled tomb.

The restoration process, which began two years ago, was primarily done to ensure that King Tut's face and what remains of the rest of the body could be preserved forever. When Howard Carter found the tomb, he nearly destroyed it by using sharp tools to remove Tut's gold mask. Further damage has been caused by thousands of tourists who visit the tomb every year.

King Tut was not the most powerful or most important ruler in Egypt , but he is one of the most popular and well known of the Pharaoh', for a number of reasons. His was the first tomb of its era to be discovered, was remarkably preserved and contained a treasure trove of gold and precious stones.  Added to this, were rumors of a mysterious "mummy's curse", that befell anyone who came in contact with this tomb.

Now King Tut lays in a glass case, in Luxor , Egypt, his toothy grin permanently affixed on his black leathery face and hopefully be preserved for many generations to come.  For read more about King Tut and the "mummy's curse" go to www.fieldmuseum.org/tut.

Sources: bbc.co.uk, nationalgeographic.com

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  • Saints fan 1 (reese)1/23/2012
    King tut rules! its cool how they showed what his face looked like
    • lolipop9999
      1/13/2012
      Wow I think that is cool
      • Samisweetie pie1/12/2012
        Cool
        • zjalon1/12/2012
          cool
          • nicolettejade
            1/12/2012
            this is a pretty interesting artilce i think?????
            • jonathan1/12/2012
              I like king Tut. I've been to the Museum that had stuff about him, and i have books about him.
              • jonathan1/12/2012
                I like to read about king Tut. I been to the Museum that had stuff about him and books about him.
                • @1/6/2012
                  he was an awesome pharaoh
                  • chungster
                    12/1/2011
                    cool!
                    • fred12/1/2011
                      how is it there fault it is 3000 years old u no

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