The Getty Conservation Institute ( GCI ) and Egypt ’s Ministry of Antiquities have recently finishedincredible restoration workon the tomb of King Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings , near Luxor . The research and conservation , which spanned almost a decade , now show the grave in its good state since it was sealed in 1323 BCE .
The tomb support only a few of the treasures that it once contain , but , most importantly , it contains the mummified clay of the pharaoh himself . Modern image of the pharaoh have now been made useable . The power ’s body is roll in linen paper and kept in a climate - controlled glass example . Just his face and infantry are visible .
tourist will be able to look up to the mummy from a walking platform and see some of the other artefact that have been pull up stakes in the tomb . Among them , there ’s a quartzite sarcophagus and a gilded wooden coffin , whose design and coloring will sure as shooting remind visitors of King Tut ’s renowned fortunate death mask , which is maintain at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo .
The tomb is also now equipped with honorable lighting , signage , and a brand young air filtration system . This insure an unforgettable experience for the tourists while mitigate humidity , carbon dioxide , and rubble – all factors that can conduce to the declension of the wall paintings .
" preservation and preservation is authoritative for the future and for this heritage and this great civilization to live forever , ” Zahi Hawass , Egyptologist and former rector of State for Antiquities in Egypt , who also broach the project with the GCI , sound out in astatement .
King Tutankhamun is often refer to as the boy pharaoh because it ’s believed he come through his sire to the throne when he was just 9 year old . Mummy researchers have discovered that although passably tall for the time ( 180 cm , 5 ft 11 in ) , he suffer from several conditions . All his neck vertebrae werefusedtogether so he was ineffective to move his straits , he had modest scoliosis , and he was seize with teeth by mosquitos carrying malaria . He also had deformations in his left foot and walk using a cane . Indeed , several were regain in his tomb when it was let on in 1922 .
