Discovering Tut : The saga Continues - Chapter 3rd English Class 11th ( Hornbill ) Summary Explain

Introduction

• This Chapter Describes The Boy King Tut .
• He Was The Last Heir Of A Very Powerful Royal Family That Ruled Egypt For Centuries.
• The Lesson Also Describes How CT Scan Of Tut’s Mummy Revealed Interesting  Facts About Him. 

Last Ruler 

• Tut Was Just A Teenager When He Died 
• He Was The Last Ruler  Of His Family  
• This Dynasty Was Very Powerful It Ruled Egypt For Centuries 
•  He Was Laid To Rest In Grave Laden With Gold .
• Finally, He Was Forgotten 
• His Tomb Was Discovered In 1922 
• It Aroused The Curiosity Of The People To Know About That
•  A Ct Scan Was Done On His Dead Body It Offers New Clues About His Life And Death 

Tut’s Mummy

• Tut’s Mummy Is The Famous Gilded (Covered With Gold) Head In The World
• He Died More Than 3300 Years Ago   
• Many Tourists From Around The World Gathered To See The Rock Cut Tomb.
• They Gazed At The Wall Paintings They Also Saw Tut’s  Gilded Face And The Outer Coffin Lid  .
• Many Discussed Over His Untimely Death 

Condition Of Mummy

• Mummy's Condition Was Really Bad 
• Howard Carter A British Archaeologist Discovered Tut’s Tomb In 1922 After Years Of Searching  
• Many Things In Gold Were Placed Near His Dead Body 
• Toot Was Also Buried With Those Everyday Things That He Would Want In The Afterlife .
• These Were  : Linen Garments Cases Of Food And Wine Etc 

Carter’s Problems 

• Carter Found Three Nested Coffins Of Tut 
• He Opened The 1st And Found A Shroud .
• It Was Decorated With Garlands Of Willow And Olive And Lotus Petals .
• Carter Ran Into Trouble When He Finally Reached The Mummy 
• The Ritual Resins Had Hardened   
• Total Was Cemented To The Bottom Of His  Solid Gold Coffin .
• Carter Tried To Loosen The Resin By Putting The Mummy In The Blazing Sunshine But He Failed .
• The Mummy Was To Be Removed By A Chisel 
• If He Had Not Cut The Mummy Free Thieves Would Have Cut It Apart To Remove The Gold. 
• Carter's Men Remove The Mummy’s  Head They Then Separated Almost Every Part And Joint.

Modern Archaeology 

• Archaeology Has Changed A Lot 
• It Has Acquired Sophisticated Tools And Medical Technology 
• Today Diagnostic Imaging Can Be Done Through CT
• Her Hundreds Of X Rays Create A 3 Dimensional Real Body They Can Answer How A Man Died And How Old He Was At The Time Of His Death  

King Tut 

• Tutankhaten Took The Throne At Very Young Age 
• He Was Widely Known As King Tut 
• He Ruled For About 9 Years And Re Stored Old Ways  
• He Died Unexpectedly 

A CT Machine 

• A CT Machine Is Scanned The Mummy From Head To Toe 
• It Created About 1700 Digital X Ray Images 
• His Head Was Scanned In 0.62 Millimeter Slices 
• Workmen Carried Tut From The Tomb  In His Box  
• But The Scanner Did Not Work Due To Sand Going Into The Machine 
• Perhaps It Was The Curse Of The Pharaoh  (Joked By A Guard)
• But The Substitute Fans Help To Finish The Whole Process 

Astonishing Images 

• A Technician Pulled Up Wonderful Images Of Tut On A Computer Screen
• His Head And Bones Of The Neck Appeared Quite Clearly 
• Other Images Showed A Hand And Several Views Of Ribs And The Skull   
• Everything Went Well When They Came Down . 
• The Wind Had Stopped 
• Just Above The Entrance Of Tut’s Tomb Stood Orion – Three Stars  

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