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A disaster could strike at any moment, and if the Valley of the Kings is to be preserved, action must be taken before it is too late.”
KING Tutankhamun’s tomb is on the brink of collapse and could crumble down in a devastating disaster, archaeologists have warned. The priceless 3,300-year-old burial site may not stand the test of
For the first time since the boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922 all the items will stored in one place, a museum director told NBC News.
Flash flooding in the Valley of the Kings has caused damage to the fragile rock beneath and above the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
According to research published in Nature's npj Heritage Science journal, Professor Sayed Hemeda of Cairo University's Department of Preservation of Architectural Heritage has identified structural integrity issues that place the tomb at unprecedented risk.
The tomb of Tutankhamun in Luxor is in its most fragile state since its discovery in 1922, with cracks spreading across ceilings, rock layers peeling under humidity, and mural colours fading under the assault of fungi. The tomb, one of the smallest royal ...
One of the world's most iconic archaeological sites is at risk of being ruined, experts have warned. Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor, Egypt, is now its its most fragile state since its discovery in 1922, suffering from structral damage, water infiltration and fungi that is causing its murals to fade.
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Egypt opens $1.2B Grand Museum, showcasing Tutankhamun’s tomb in full for the first time
But the greatest draw of all is the long-awaited full display of the treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb, reunited for the first time since their discovery more than a century ago. The discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist ...
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Son of Original Finder Says His Father, Not Carter, Discovered King Tut’s Tomb and Its Secrets
Rasoul, was 12 when he pointed British archaeologist Howard Carter to a tilted stone on Luxor’s West Bank in Nov 1922.