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I would like to show you some of the most mysterious and fascinating places and sites in Egypt. We all know the stories about The Mummies Curse as depicted in the Hollywood films that we have seen in the past. I wanted to find out more about this magical country and I want to share my knowledge with you.
I am going to start with an introduction about Cairo and The city of the dead. Then we will move onto King Tutankhamen and his curse of course.
Cairo is the capital city of Egypt and is the largest city in Africa. Located on both banks of the Nile River. Approx. 6,800,000 people live in Cairo. Cairo is the home of the Egyptian Museum which holds over 120,000 objects, many of which belong to King Tutankhamen or King Tut for those who have difficulty spelling his name.
Cairo & The Nile
5 Million people live in the cemeteries of Cairo because of the housing crisis. They live among the dead because of necessity and the will to live. We should all think about that the next time we moan about not getting what we want.
Tutankhamen died when he was only seventeen years old. The cause of death is not known, although a small fragment of bone in his skull (visible in x-rays) has led some to suggest that he was murdered. He was apparently to have been buried in Tomb 23, but that tomb was not finished at the time of his unexpected death, and he was therefore hastily interred in Tomb 62, buried with thousands of magnificent objects, but virtually devoid of the usual carved and painted walls. When his tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, Tutankhamen became the most famous ruler of the ancient world.
It took almost a decade of meticulous and painstaking work to empty the tomb of Tutankhamen. Around 3500 individual items were recovered. Clearly, this was the most exceptional archaeological discovery ever made in Egypt.
King Tutankhamen
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