Tutankhamun Summary
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Tutankhamun Summary


http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=603963
This article by UK broadsheet The Independent summarizes what is known about Tutankhamun to date, in advance of the release of the Egyptian mummy scan results. This is a good and timely overview of what has been learned since Howard Carter first found the young Pharaoh's tomb.




- Egyptomania: Pyramid Coin Houses Sand From Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Numismaster.com Pobjoy Mint has released on behalf of the Isle of Man Treasury a pyramid-shaped coin containing sand from the pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb. The issue marks the November 2007 exhibition of "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs"...

- Triangular Coin To Celebrate Uk Visit Of Tutankhamun
Independent.ie (Kim Pilling) The world's first triangular coin will be unveiled today to mark the return of Tutankhamun's treasures to London. The coin, representing a pyramid, is part of a series which depicts the artefacts unearthed in the...

- Oxyrhynchus: 666 Is Not The Number Of The Beast
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=634679 "A newly discovered fragment of the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament indicates that, as far as the Antichrist goes, theologians, scholars, heavy metal groups, and television...

- Replica Of Tutankhamun's Tomb
It has been decided to set up the replica of Tutankhamun's tomb next to Howard Carter's house near Luxor where it will stay until the Grand Egyptian Museum opens at which time the replica tomb will put there where it was supposed to go. The...

- Metropolitan Returns Tutankhamun Objects To Egypt
This article on the return of objects from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art back to Egypt. The artifacts are believed to have been taken by Howard Carter from the tomb of Tutankhamun. The objects removed by Carter were termed by the late Thomas...



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