IMAGE OF TUT

AT THE CURSE

COFFIN OF TUT

COFFIN OF TUT

SOME OF TUT’S ARTIFACTS

SOME OF TUT’S ARTIFACTS

TUT

TUT

SCANNING TUT

RECONSTRUCTION OF TUT

NOW

CAN YOU GUESS THE TOPIC WHICH WE ARE GOING TO READ ABOUT?

DISCOVERING TUT : THE SAGA CONTINUES

A.R. WILLIAMS

INTRODUCTION“Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues”

describes the boy King Tut who was the last heir of a very powerful family that ruled Egypt for centuries.

It also describes how CT scan of Tut’s Mummy revealed interesting but starling facts about him.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW VOCABULARYChoose the correct meaning1. Antiquities

a) Archaeologyb) Biologyc) anthropology

2. Cemeterya) Waste landb) Burial groundc) Play ground

3. Artifactsa) Artificialb) Naturalc) Man-made antiques

4. Resurrectiona) Revival form of graveb) Renaissance c) Removal

5. Pallbearersa) Bangle makersb) People carrying dead bodyc) Friend makers

SUMMARY

1. Tut, the last heir of a powerful kingdom.Tut was just a teenager when he died. He was the lastheir of his family. This dynasty was very powerful. It ruledEgypt for centuries. He was laid to rest in grave ladenwith gold. Finally he was forgotten. His tomb wasdiscovered in 1922.It aroused the curiosity or the peopleto know about Tut. His dead body had to undergo a CTscan. It offers new clues about his life and death.

SUMMARY

2. Tut’s Mummy undergoes a CT-scanner.Tut’s Mummy is the most famous gilded head in theworld. He died more than 3,300 years ago. A large numberof tourists around the world gathered to see the rock-cuttomb. They gazed at the wall paintings. They also saw Tut’sgilded face and the outer coffin lid. Many pondered overhis untimely death.

SUMMARY

3. Bad condition of MummyMummy’s condition was really bad. Howard Carter, aBritish archaeologist, discovered Tut’s tomb in 1992 afteryears of searching . Many things in gold were placed nearhis dead body. They were there to guarantee his rebirth.Tut was also buried with those everyday things that hewould want in the after life: linen garments, cases of foodand wine etc.

SUMMARY

4. Carter’s problemsHoward Carter found three ‘nested’ coffins of Tut. He opened the 1st

and found a shroud decorated with garlands of willow andolive and lotus petals. Carter ran into trouble when he finallyreached the mummy. The ritual resins had hardened. Tut wascemented to the bottom of his gold coffin. Carter tried toloosen the resin by putting the mummy in blazing sunshine.But he failed. The was to be removed by chisel. If he had cutthe mummy free, thieves would have cut it apart to removethe gold. Carter’s men removed the mummy’s head and servedalmost every part and joint.

SUMMARY

5. Modern ArchaeologyArchaeology has changed a lot. It has acquiredsophisticated tools. It adopts medical technology. Todaydiagnostic imaging can be done through computedtomography or CT. Here hundreds of X-rays create a threedimensional real body. They can answer how a man diedand how old he was at the time of his death.

SUMMARY

6. Young Tutankhaten or King Tut

Tutankhaten took the throne at a very young age. He

was widely known as King Tut. He ruled for about nine

years and restored old ways. He changed his name to

Tutenkhamun. He died unexpectedly.

SUMMARY

7. A CT Machine scanned the mummyA CT machine scanned the mummy from head to toe. Itcreated about 1700 digital X-rays images. His head wasscanned in 0.62 millimeter slices. Workmen carried Tutfrom the tomb in his box. But the scanner did not workdue to sand going into the machine. Perhaps it was the‘curse of the pharaoh’. But the substitute fans helped tofinish the whole process.

SUMMARY

8. Astonishing Images on Computer A technician pulled up wonderful images of Tut on acomputer screen. His head and bones of the neckappeared quite clearly. Other images showed a hand andseveral views of the ribs and the skull. Everything wentwell. When they came down, the wind had stopped. Justabove Tut’s tomb stood a cluster of stars known as Orion,watching over the boy king.

ASSIGNMENT

Write a factual description of Tut’s Mummy and the funerary treasures found in his pyramid.

Describe the scene when the visitors visit the Egyptian cemetery known as the ‘Valley of Kings’.

Mr. V PardhasaradhiPGT English

KV, AFS, Thane

Thanks allfor their valuable interpretations & cooperation