Going to the King Tut exhibit in the late 1970s was not something this teenager from Sparta, NJ even comprehended. However, we had Steve Martin to fill us in about the latest thing. So when the question came about spending the nearly $10 each to visit King Tut's tomb, there was no other option than to say "of course!"
I didn't expect much, but didn't realize how cool the walls would be, or, more importantly, that his mummy is there.
It's not a big tomb. After all, he was only king for ten years, from ages 9-19. It's believe he died because of complications from falling off his chariot while hunting, hence the impressive collection of walking sticks buried in his tomb. Plus, there wasn't a lot of planning for his death, so clearly it was unexpected.
The whole Howard Carter story of finding his tomb is quite interesting, but if want more information about it, use your Google machine.
The guard asked Carol for her phone to take close-ups of the mummy of the boy king. That, of course, cost us a dollar, but it was probably the best single dollar we spent on the trip (except for all the singles we spent to use water closets, which is kind of a necessity). He could go over the chains and take close-ups that you can't get unless you pay the man.
Neil said nah to doing until Carol showed him the photos the guard took for her, and he said, "well, that's worth a dollar!" Said photos are below -- you'll know them.
Trigger warning: King Tut died around 1324 BC, which means his mummy has been around for approximately 3347 years. He may have been a handsome young man before he died. He may have even been handsome for the first 2000 years he's been mummified, but age is undefeated. He's not a good looking Pharaoh anymore, and the photos may turn your stomach. I will put them at the bottom of the other photos of his burial chambers.
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