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| World to gaze on King Tut's face | World to gaze on King Tut's face |
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| The face of one of Egypt's most mysterious ancient rulers, the boy king Tutankhamun, is being put on public view for the first time on Sunday. | The face of one of Egypt's most mysterious ancient rulers, the boy king Tutankhamun, is being put on public view for the first time on Sunday. |
| His mummy is being displayed in a climate-controlled case inside his tomb in Luxor's Valley of the Kings. | His mummy is being displayed in a climate-controlled case inside his tomb in Luxor's Valley of the Kings. |
| The event comes exactly 85 years after the site was discovered by the British explorer Howard Carter. | The event comes exactly 85 years after the site was discovered by the British explorer Howard Carter. |
| Only about 50 people are thought to have seen his face since then though thousands have seen his sarcophagus. | Only about 50 people are thought to have seen his face since then though thousands have seen his sarcophagus. |
| The face remained intact because of the mummification process and will continue to be protected from heat and humidity. | The face remained intact because of the mummification process and will continue to be protected from heat and humidity. |
| Tut's spell | Tut's spell |
| It is more than 3,000 years since Tutankhamun died, probably still in his teens. | It is more than 3,000 years since Tutankhamun died, probably still in his teens. |
| Although he was a fairly minor royal, the treasures that were unearthed have captivated the world and drawn millions to the Valley of the Kings. | Although he was a fairly minor royal, the treasures that were unearthed have captivated the world and drawn millions to the Valley of the Kings. |
| Egypt's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, says the remains of Tutankhamun and other relics are now under threat from the heat and the humidity brought into the tomb by the vast crowds. | Egypt's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, says the remains of Tutankhamun and other relics are now under threat from the heat and the humidity brought into the tomb by the vast crowds. |
| The remains are being removed from the original golden sarcophagus and placed in a climate-controlled plexi-glass case in the antechamber of his tomb. | The remains are being removed from the original golden sarcophagus and placed in a climate-controlled plexi-glass case in the antechamber of his tomb. |
| Are you in Luxor? Are you going to view King Tutankhamun's face? What are your impressions? Send us your comments using the form below. | Are you in Luxor? Are you going to view King Tutankhamun's face? What are your impressions? Send us your comments using the form below. |
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