International conference on Pharaoh King Tutankhamun was held in Egypt’s capital of Cairo on Saturday to discuss the safe transportation of King Tut from the Egyptian museum in Tahrir square to a new grand museum that is currently under construction in the Giza Pyramids area. The throne, bed, and chests will all be transported. The conference has been held annually since 2015 to discuss how to preserve the artifacts and ease up the way of transportation. Experts gather to view new information related to King Tut and discuss his transportation. Head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Mahmoud Afifi stressed the importance of the conference that is held for the third year in a row. He said the conference sheds light on all new researches and studies that are related to one of Egypt’s most significant Pharaoh kings. The conference was organised by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities and brought experts from Egypt, France, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Japan, according to The General Supervisor of the New Grand Egyptian Museum Tarek Tawfik. Tawfik further added that the human remains of King Tut were examined and matched with the DNA results of the…
Experts Meet in Egypt Over the Safe Transportation of King Tut Artifacts
May 8, 2017
