After removing the body parts, they placed it on the layer of sand in a wooden box and put it at the original place. His men first removed his head, then they cut off every joint. Finally, he removed the resins with the help of chisel and hammer.Ĭarter felt he didn’t have any other choice as to if he hadn’t cut the mummy from limb to limb, thieves would have looted the gold. He put the coffin in the sun for several hours in hope for the resins to loosen up but it didn’t work. The resins used to cement Tut to the bottom of the solid gold coffin was hardened enough making it impossible to move. The third and final coffin put Carter into trouble. It showed that he was buried in the months of March or April. In the first coffin, he found the garlands of olives, lotus petals, and cornflowers. On the outer coffin, Tut’s face was gilded. His tomb was rock-cut, 26 feet underground, which had wall paintings. Some parts of the Tut’s treasures in the tomb were already looted.
Carter discovered him after searching for many years.Īfter researching on the treasures, he decided to investigate his three nested coffins. When Tut’s mummified body was discovered, he was laid with lots of gold, wealth and everyday items like a bronze razor, games, clothes, cases of food and wine. Next, Tutankhamun, also known as Tut, sat on the throne and ruled for nine years. Another mysterious ruler succeeded him who died soon. He also moved the religious capital from Thebes to the new city of Akhenaten, called Amarna.įurther, he attacked Amun, a god, smashed his images, and closed his temples. He changed his name to Akhenaten meaning servant of the Atens. He promoted the worship of Aten (the sun disk). His son, Amenhotep IV, thrived him and began the strangest period in the history of Egypt. Tut’s father or grandfather, Amenhotep III, was a very powerful Pharaoh who ruled over a period of forty years. After 80 years, he was taken from his resting place for CT scan which offers to solve the mystery of his life and death by creating a forensic reconstruction. In 1922, his tomb was discovered by Howard Carter, a British Archaeologist. He ruled in Egypt and its empire for centuries. He was a teenager when he died and his death was a mystery. Important Videos Links Class 11 Important Questions VideosĬlass 11 English Hornbill and Snapshots Book MCQs VideoĬlass 11 Snapshots Book Chapter wise ExplanationĬlass 11 Hornbill Book Chapter wise Explanationĭiscovering Tut the Saga Continues Summaryĭiscovering Tut: the Saga Continues is a chapter that gives us an in-depth insight of Tutankhamun, the last ruler of the powerful Pharaoh Dynasty in Egypt.
Egyptians believe that there is life after death and that is the reason why the Pharaohs were buried with wealth and everyday use items.ĭiscovering Tut: the Saga Continues Class 11 Video Explanation He died in a mysterious way, this chapter throws light over all the possible mysteries – the curse, where his tomb lies, his life and ultimately death. Williams, this chapter is about the last heir of the powerful Pharaoh Dynasty, Tutankhamun, who died when he was a teenager after ruling for nine years.
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