Discovering Tut : The saga Continues Chapter 3 English Class 11 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