The American education system obviously listen to Pink Floyd.
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They've left those kids a loan.
Tutankhamun's tomb antechamber enteredIn 1922, the Antechamber to the tomb of Tutankhamun was entered. Howard Carter was “astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined...” He also recorded in his notes, “It soon became obvious that we were but on the threshold of the discovery...” When they saw “...a sealed doorway between the two guardian statues of the King, the mystery gradually dawned upon us. We were but in the anterior portion of a tomb. Behind that closed doorway was the tomb- chamber ... We then examined the plaster and seal-impressions upon the closed doorway. ... all bearing the insignia of the King.” The sepulchral chamber itself was not opened until 16 Feb 1923.[Image: one of two life-sized wooden statues that protected the eternal rest of the Pharaoh.] |
