Egypt
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El Pais (Jacinto Anton)
La Vanguardia
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Egypt
Tomb of Tutankhamun to close
Many thanks to Amigos de la Egiptologia for these links.
El Pais (Jacinto Anton)
Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced that the tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed in order to prevent ongoing deterioration caused by mass tourism. It will join two other well known tombs - those of Seti I and Nefertari. The decision to place the remains of Tutankhamun within his tomb is thought to have added to the appeal of the tomb and increased the number of tourists visiting the small tomb and adding to the probelm. It has not been made clear exactly when the tomb will be closed. It is thought that a replica of the tomb may be created.
Una de las mayores atracciones turísticas y arqueológicas del mundo cerrará sus viejas puertas en breve, probablemente para siempre. El responsable de antigüedades de Egipto, Zahi Hawass , anunció ayer en unas declaraciones a Efe que va a echar el candado en la tumba de Tutankamón, la más visitada del valle de los Reyes, la gran necrópolis faraónica de la antigua Tebas (actual Luxor), para evitar que prosiga su imparable deterioro a causa del turismo masivo.
La Vanguardia
This article adds that laser scans have been used to capture images from the three tombs and that the "valley of the replicas" is expected to be opened within two months. It is unclear if tourists will be drawn to visit replicas of the tombs or if the project will deter visitors. Hawass is hoping that the Lascaux experience in France, where the tourist numbers did not fall when a replica of the prehistoric cave was created, will be mirrored in Egypt.
- And Now - Tutankhamun's Tomb To Remain Open
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) King Tutankhamun’s tomb will not be closed in the near future, Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Discovery News. Many reports in the past two weeks announced the closure of this...
- Facsimile Of Boy King’s Crypt Includes Lost Panel Reconstructed From Photographs
The Art Newspaper With photos. Tourists to Egypt will soon be able to visit the tomb of Tutankhamun without setting foot in the Valley of the Kings. A €500,000 life-size facsimile of the Boy King’s tomb and sarcophagus are to be installed in the...
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Al Ahram Weekly (Riad Tawfik) Tourism experts have greeted a plan to open replica tombs for tourists on the west bank at Luxor with considerable scepticism, writes Riad Tawfik Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has recently announced a radical plan...
- Factum Arte's Work In The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Factum Arte With photos. Thanks to Jane Akshar and her blog for the above link. The High resolution recording and production of an exact facsimile of the Tomb of Tutankhamun is part of A major initiative by the Supreme Council of Antiquities to preserve...
- Saving Kings Tombs In The Valley
Certainly the most important decorated tombs should be closed to protect the wall decorations but there must be a way of sealing off the painted burial chamber of Tutankhamen from tourists standing in the antechamber. Also tombs who's decoration is...