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With two photographs of the tomb.
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State of the art equipment installed in Egyptian tomb
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With two photographs of the tomb.
Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced today that the tomb of Haremhab, in the Valley of the King’s on Luxor’s West Bank, has been reopened following the installation of state-of-the-art equipment to control the rate of humidity within. He added that this tomb is the first to have such technology installed in an attempt to reduce and control the rate of humidity and heat, which has affected the tomb’s wall paintings in the past, leading to its original closure.
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The tomb of Haremhab, in the Valley of the King’s on Luxor’s West Bank, has been reopened today following the installation of state-of-the-art equipment to control the rate of humidity within.
Belonging to Haremhab, the last Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty from 1319 BC to late 1292 BC, the tomb is the first to have such technology installed. The aim is to reduce and control the rate of humidity and heat. This condition has heavily affected the burial’s wall paintings in the past, leading to its original closure.
A scientific team is now monitoring the efficiency of the technology. If all operates successfully, the innovative equipment will be installed in all tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
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