The Mummy

One hundred years ago, our understanding of ancient Egypt changed forever when the tomb of King Tutankhamun was found on November 4, 1922 in the Valley of Kings ...

The most recent studies of Tutankhamun using sophisticated CT scans have shown that [his body is no longer intact](http://etudesettravaux.iksiopan.pl/images/etudtrav/EtudTrav_otwarte/EtudTrav_26/EtudTrav_26_1/et_26-V-1-26-Ikram.pdf) or even complete. Tutankhamun is the only known royal mummy to remain in his tomb in Egypt. [found](http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/discoveringTut/) on November 4, 1922 in the [Valley of Kings](https://www.britannica.com/place/Valley-of-the-Kings). It is a record of how science fuels our fascination with the boy king. The loss of his children was obviously very important to Tutankhamun, so he wanted them with him in the afterlife. [collar made of flowers](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337547952_SACRED_FLORAL_GARLANDS_AND_COLLARS_FROM_THE_NEW_KINGDOM_PERIOD_AND_EARLY_THIRD_INTERMEDIATE_PERIOD_IN_ANCIENT_EGYPT). One was around five-to-six months gestation, the other was around nine months gestation, dying at or around the time of birth. [Funeral bouquets](https://www.deseret.com/2006/6/29/19961174/tomb-reveals-ancient-flowers) have been found on other mummies. So, to make his face appear more lifelike, substances such as resin were pushed under the skin of Tutankhamun’s face to plump it out. It transports us back in time to the funeral of a young king. The discovery of Tutankhamun’s ancient Egyptian tomb in 1922 thrilled the world. The discovery of Tutankhamun in his original resting place, complete with all his possessions, makes us feel a connection to a primeval past.