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The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK have an exhibition coming up - Discovering Tutankhamoun

24th July - 2nd November

Our summer exhibition Discovering Tutankhamun will tell the story of one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Find out more about the hunt for the tomb and the thrill of its discovery, and see Howard Carter’s original records, drawings and photographs.

For more details and prices see the Ashmolean website: http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/discovertut/

Well checked the site out have to say not too impressed with the video but hopefully the exhibition will encourage visitors to Luxor to see the "real" thing.

HEPZIBAH wrote:The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK have an exhibition coming up - Discovering Tutankhamoun

24th July - 2nd November

Our summer exhibition Discovering Tutankhamun will tell the story of one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Find out more about the hunt for the tomb and the thrill of its discovery, and see Howard Carter’s original records, drawings and photographs.

For more details and prices see the Ashmolean website: http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/discovertut/

I hope they, unlike many other "experts" from both inside Egypt and out do not refer to his tomb as being discovered "intact".

I want to scream every time someone says it.

It was not discovered intact!

Well Zooropa the first quote on the site, top of the page is that Carter said he had made a wonderful discovery a tomb with seals intact.

carrie wrote:Well Zooropa the first quote on the site, top of the page is that Carter said he had made a wonderful discovery a tomb with seals intact.

Yes he did and that is in fact correct, the seals were intact but he subsequently made it very clear that the tomb itself was not intact which is very different.

Zooropa wrote:

carrie wrote:Well Zooropa the first quote on the site, top of the page is that Carter said he had made a wonderful discovery a tomb with seals intact.

Yes he did and that is in fact correct, the seals were intact but he subsequently made it very clear that the tomb itself was not intact which is very different.

The jumble in the ante room must have made it obvious immediately that the tomb had been robbed. Didn't Carter estimate that at least 60% of the jewellery was missing?

I would love to enter into this debate, though I think most established members on this site would acknowledge how I regard a certain Mr. Howard Carter, and his life in Egypt..

Iirc, I think I read somewhere that there was some sort of statement left in the tomb from the guardians stating that some sort of restoration had taken place.

But I may be mistaken.

GlyphDoctor?