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- More Re Restrictions At Tomb Of Tutankhamun
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Egypt
Numbers to tomb of Tutankhamun to be restricted
Reuters Africa
I suppose that this was inevitable after all the new visitors that the new display have attracted to the tomb of Tutankhamun in Luxor:
Egypt will limit the number of visitors to the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun to 400 a day from December 1 and close it from May 2008 for restoration work on the wall paintings, the government said on Sunday.A statement from the Supreme Antiquities Council said the aim was to preserve the tomb, but it gave no details.
The face of the boy pharaoh went on display in the antechamber of the tomb last week when his mummified body was moved from his stone sarcophagus to a sealed Plexiglas case.
- Conservation: More About The Work To Be Carried Out On The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Al Ahram Weekly Almost nine decades after its discovery the tomb of Tutankhamun is to be comprehensively restored, reports Nevine El-Aref Click to view caption Ancient Egyptian tombs are attracting more and more visitors. Their very popularity, however,...
- More Re Restrictions At Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Egypt State Information Service Culture Minister Farouq Hosni decided to limit the number of visitors to King Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor to 400 visitors daily as of next December in the context of the ministry's plan to protect the royal tombs...
- The Face Of Tutankhamun Revealed In His Tomb
Times Online More than 3,000 years after his death, King Tutankhamun went on display to the public yesterday in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings, a slightly bucktoothed boy who died aged 19. King Tut’s mummified face – which has been seen only...
- Tutankhamun's Mummy To Go On Display In The Valley Of The Kings
news.com.au EGYPT will put the mummy of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun on display next month inside his tomb in Luxor's Valley of the Kings, allowing visitors to see his face for the first time, Egypt's chief archaeologist said overnight.Zahi Hawass,...
- More Re Recent Discoveries In The Tomb Of Tutankahmun
Zahi Hawass has provided an update on the recent story regarding discoveries of artefacts in the tomb of Tutankhamun, which were not included on the official inventory, describing the contents of baskets and vessels which were found. Reuters Africa Egyptian...