Fiona, 8th Countess of Carnarvon, takes us into the recreated tomb of King Tutankhamun at Highclere Castle, and explains what some of the wall paintings inside KV62 mean, and their significance in ancient Egyptian beliefs. She talks about the various Gods portrayed in the King Tut's path to the afterlife, and how building the tomb out of stone preserved the knowledge of this amazing past for us to understand today.
Submitted by Sean Williams on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 09:20
"In most Egyptian tombs you've either got the wall paintings or the coffin." Fiona, 8th Countess of Carnarvon says, stressing the uniqueness of Tutankhamun's tomb, the greatest discovery in history.
When visiting King Tutankhamun's tomb - or its virtual counterpart King Tut Virtual - did you ever notice the strange brown spots on the wall paintings? They definitely were not there when Howard Carter discovered KV62 in 1922, and nobody knows what is causing them, not even Dr. Zahi Hawass: "I always see the tomb of King Tut and wonder about those spots, which no scientist has been able to explain." Now the Getty Conservation Institute - specialised in conservation techniques for art and in particular for ancient sites - in cooperation with the SCA will start a five-year conservation project to determine what is causing this damage to the ancient wall paintings.
Submitted by Sean Williams on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 17:59
The tomb paintings of Tutankhamun are some of the most beautiful and strang in ancient Egypt. His burial chamber is the only room which was decorated. The early and unexpected death of the young king left little time for preparation and, from the modest size and arrangement it is clear that this is a hastily converted commoner's tomb not intended for a royal burial. Despite the sparsity of mural paintings in King Tut's tomb, they are an essential part of the funerary process, and should not be overlooked. They are, of course, one of the essential things to see in King Tut Virtual - but why are they the way they are?
Ancient wall paintings were discovered in northern China in a 1,400-year-old royal tomb found during the construction of one of the country's largest infrastructure projects, a national water transport system. The detailed frescoes found in the tomb in Cixian county in Beijing's neighbouring Hebei province depict honour guard officials from the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577), the report said.
When visiting King Tutankhamun's tomb - or its virtual counterpart King Tut Virtual - did you ever notice the strange brown spots on the wall paintings? They 
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