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Brown spots in King Tut’s tomb suggest a rush burial
In the tomb of King Tutankhamen (KV 62), the painted walls are covered with dark brown spots that mar almost every surface. Despite almost a century of scientific investigation, the precise identity of these spots remains a mystery, but Harvard microbiologist Ralph Mitchell thinks that the young pharaoh was buried in an unusual hurry, before... »
Tomb of King Tut (KV 62) will undergo major restoration
Image via Wikipedia KV 62, the famous tomb of King Tutankhamen will undergo a five-year project to clean and restore the wall paintings. The restoration project is a collaboration between Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Getty Conservation Institute. This is not the first time the Los Angeles based Getty Institute has worked in an Egyptian... »
Conservation of Ancient Egyptian Tombs
Image via Wikipedia The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) has been a part of the J. Paul Getty Trust since 1985. Its staff worked with Egyptian colleagues and an international team from 1986 to 1992 on the conservation of the wall paintings within the tomb of powerful Queen Nefertari (ca. 1290-1254 B.C.). The GCI’s current six-year partnership... »
