US EditionIs Tutankhamen’s Tomb at Risk of Collapse Due to Flash Floods and Weak Rock?
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The tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, one of the most emblematic in Ancient Egypt, is at risk of collapse. Experts call for urgent action to prevent irreparable loss.
It is considered to be the most spectacular archaeological discovery of the 20th century – but more than 100 years after its exposure, the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun is about to decay. Researchers warn that cracks in the rock, invading moisture and proliferating fungi seriously endanger the structure of the millennia-old building in the Valley of the Kings. As the "Independent" and the "Daily Mail" report, Egyptian scientists have found severe …
Tutankhamun’s Tomb Faces Collapse Risk After Decades of Decay, Experts Warn
King Tutankhamun’s tomb discovered after remaining hidden for over 3000 years. Credit: EditorfromMars / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 The tomb of Tutankhamun in Luxor is showing a risk of collapse more than a century after its discovery in 1922. Cracks have spread across its ceilings, layers of rock are peeling away under rising humidity, and fungal growth has begun to fade the once-vivid murals that decorate the walls. Archaeologists report …
The 3,300-year-old tomb is now in its most fragile state since its discovery in 1922 • Experts believe that the cause lies in a flash flood in 1994, which hit the Valley of the Kings and flooded the tomb
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