Tutankamon open to public by Claudia Sonea

After 3000 years from the death of king Tuthankamon, the youngest and most famous pharaoh that ruled over Egypt, was unveiled for the first time to the public on Sunday in his golden tomb. He was moved to a simple glass climate-controlled case from a quartz sarcophagus decorated with stone-carved protective goddesses in order to prevent its destruction. The 19-year-old king had his narrow leathery black body covered with linen and only his feet and face were exposed. Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass stated that the badly damaged mummy was recovered starting two years ago after being broken in 18 pieces when it was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter 85 years ago and tried to pull out the golden mask. He added that due to mass-tourism in 50 years the mummy could turn into dusk. On the other side there is the mystery of the pharaoh's death who become a ruler at the age of 8, the mystery of the curse that plagued Carter and his team, the immense riches of gold and the books and the TV documentaries on his life that makes him the most famous, although he was not the greatest. Taking advantage of this the museum exhibit traveling the globe drew more than 4 million people, therefore the Egyptian tourism industry is hoping to capitalize on that interest and draw tourists to Luxor to see the mummy itself. Mostafa Wazery, who heads the Valley of the Kings for Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, expects that the number of tourists to double at 700 a day. The body of the king that had no peace while it was lively is not let to rest in peace not even now. The so-called archeologist is no more different than the grave diggers. To what purpose this exposure helps? British tourist Bob Philpotts asks himself the same thing. Stay connected and share your opinion on the matter!

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by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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