CLASS 11
What problem did Carter face when he reached the mummy of King Tut? How did he find a way out?
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Howard Carter, a British archaeologist discovered king Tut's tomb after years of searching in 1922. He found fabulous treasure in the tomb, even though it had been ransacked earlier. The treasure consisted of golden coffin, gold ornaments and even petty things of everyday need. Carter found three nested coffin. In the first, he found the garlands of leaves and flowers, But when he reached the mummy, he ran into trouble. The resins spread below Tut's body had hardened. The coffin was of solid gold. Neither human force nor the scorching sun could loosen the body. So Carter used chisel and hammer to remove the resins. He had little choice. Tut's mummy also had to be removed part by part. Having taken out the gold coffin, the body parts were reassembled, put in a wooden box and placed in the tomb again.
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The mummy was hardened cemented with gold and then decided to put it in sun at very high temperature. But it didnt work so he cut the mummy into 2 pieces