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About the
Valley of the Kings
There are
several sites that include the mystery and appeal of ancient Egyptians like the
Valley of the Kings. This is a world heritage site and is used as a base for
the funeral for ancient Egyptian royalties between the 16th century and 11th
BC. The most famous resident on the site, of course, Tutankhamen, was found by
Howard Carter in the 1920s.
There are many
other big tombs adorning the Valley of the Kings, all of them are covered in
heritages and myths. Archaeologists still uncover hidden secrets today, and for
those who think of visiting this ancient attraction, here are eight interesting
things that you might not know about the valley kings...
Ancient
Graffiti
You will walk
in ancient Roman trails, ancient Greece and ancient Egypt when you go down in
the cemetery, with more than 2,100 an example of ancient graffiti identified
here, mostly Latin and Greek and several dates since 278 BC, with the King
valley on duty as a popular tours during the Roman era.
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Personalized Décor
The décor of each tomb is unique and directly related to ancient Egypt
buried there. Many symbols and illustrations are used to describe the life of
the deceased, provide perfect history books to visitors. If a king is buried in
the cemetery, often those who rule are invited to carve out their own private
messages - let's hope he makes a good impression!
Empty Tombs
62 Tombs have been found and explored in the King Valley and a number of
them have been found not inhabited. Their owners, and their fate, remain
unknown, and their mysteries tend to be severely solved.
Tutankhamen’s safe house
Tut tombs may be the most famous for being the only royal tomb found
more or less intact in his discovery. This was caused by his tomb designed,
finding a burial room deep inside the grave and covering the entrance - like
that kind of ancient Egypt's safe house. The tomb still contains the majority
of its golden objects, including solid gold death masks and golden coffins.
Bribery, Robbery and General corruptions
The valleys of the kings were full of corruption and crime and many
tombs were found looted and damaged. The guards who watched the tomb were
susceptible to bribery and paid, while robbers raised gold and valuable
artifacts. It became a problem like that royal mummy was then transferred from
their tomb and was buried back in another place to stay safe.
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400-Year role
The King Valley was used as a funeral site for 400 years before being
abandoned because of the unrelenting robbery. The first Pharaoh to be buried on
the site is Thutmose 1 at 1493 BC, while the final burial was made at 1107 BC,
with Ramses X placed to rest. It took a shocking 3,000 gap to find the tomb.
Howard Carter was handy with a knife
The last tomb to be found, and all the people heard, is that Tutankhamen,
open by Howard Carter in 1922. While the discovery of the tomb was a
magnificent and enchanting discovery, extraction of Tut remains is anything
except. The mummy was basically 'stunned' to the bottom of the coffin, which
led to Carter to break the arms and legs of the mummy, cut the head, sawing the
body into two and scratching the rest with a hot knife. Not the most dignified
revival.
King Tut’s Blood Type
That's how the effort to find the story and identity of King Tut, those
who found the tomb were able to determine the blood type of king. This strange
process began by collecting a piece of mummy skin and transporting it home in
an envelope. King tut is A2MN if you wonder.
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