"Mysteries at the Museum" King Tut: Special

1 00:00:02,403 --> 00:00:03,669 WILDMAN: I'm cracking open a story 2 00:00:03,671 --> 00:00:05,938 that's about as legendary as they come... 3 00:00:05,940 --> 00:00:07,205 BRAND: This is the most important moment 4 00:00:07,207 --> 00:00:09,074 in archaeological history. 5 00:00:09,076 --> 00:00:12,811 ...to explore the extraordinary wonders of ancient Egypt... 6 00:00:12,813 --> 00:00:16,281 It's the greatest antique I've ever seen outside of a museum. 7 00:00:16,283 --> 00:00:18,618 [ Indistinct shouting ] 8 00:00:18,620 --> 00:00:21,086 ...and to dig deep into the mystical power of Tutankhamun -- 9 00:00:21,088 --> 00:00:24,890 King Tut -- and how his legend continues to fascinate 10 00:00:24,892 --> 00:00:26,425 3,000 years later. 11 00:00:26,427 --> 00:00:29,161 IKRAM: History -- it's always changing 12 00:00:29,163 --> 00:00:32,231 by each new piece of evidence we find. 13 00:00:32,233 --> 00:00:35,034 It's an adventure filled with political intrigue 14 00:00:35,036 --> 00:00:37,369 and hidden truths that lie beneath the sands. 15 00:00:37,371 --> 00:00:40,506 And to this day, there's still new evidence to uncover. 16 00:00:40,508 --> 00:00:43,175 There might be a hidden chamber behind this wall. 17 00:00:43,177 --> 00:00:45,143 WILDMAN: Unbelievable. 18 00:00:45,145 --> 00:00:46,779 I'm Don Wildman. 19 00:00:46,781 --> 00:00:49,982 I've explored the world's greatest mysteries, 20 00:00:49,984 --> 00:00:52,451 examined rare artifacts and epic monuments. 21 00:00:52,453 --> 00:00:53,919 That's amazing. 22 00:00:53,921 --> 00:00:56,989 Now I'm digging deeper into some of the most perplexing 23 00:00:56,991 --> 00:00:58,991 and famous cases in history. 24 00:00:58,993 --> 00:01:01,861 My goal? To get closer to the truth. 25 00:01:01,863 --> 00:01:04,997 It's a totally alien environment down there. 26 00:01:04,999 --> 00:01:10,002 This is "Mysteries at the Museum -- King Tut." 27 00:01:14,342 --> 00:01:16,942 King Tut is our gateway to one of the most 28 00:01:16,944 --> 00:01:20,279 remarkable civilizations in human history. 29 00:01:20,281 --> 00:01:22,281 But what is it about this particular king, 30 00:01:22,283 --> 00:01:25,618 this pharaoh, that seizes upon our fascination? 31 00:01:25,620 --> 00:01:28,354 Whether it's the epic quest for his lost tomb, 32 00:01:28,356 --> 00:01:30,556 the question of who he really was, 33 00:01:30,558 --> 00:01:32,625 or the legend of the fabled curse, 34 00:01:32,627 --> 00:01:36,429 King Tut remains one of the world's greatest mysteries. 35 00:01:36,431 --> 00:01:40,365 But do we know who he really was, his life and his death? 36 00:01:40,367 --> 00:01:44,170 And is there more to be revealed? 37 00:01:47,307 --> 00:01:48,640 Ancient Egypt is considered 38 00:01:48,642 --> 00:01:51,309 one of mankind's first civilizations, 39 00:01:51,311 --> 00:01:55,313 forming powerful kingdoms as far back as 5,000 years ago. 40 00:01:55,315 --> 00:01:58,184 Egyptian kings, called "pharaohs," 41 00:01:58,186 --> 00:02:01,520 reigned supreme over a highly religious society, 42 00:02:01,522 --> 00:02:05,725 their lifeline being lush farms bordering the river Nile. 43 00:02:05,727 --> 00:02:08,394 King Tutankhamun, a boy king 44 00:02:08,396 --> 00:02:11,664 of just 9 years old, inherited Egypt, 45 00:02:11,666 --> 00:02:13,598 in what is called the New Kingdom, 46 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:18,571 in 1333 BC -- over 3,000 years ago. 47 00:02:20,074 --> 00:02:22,608 To learn more about this ancient story, 48 00:02:22,610 --> 00:02:25,811 I had to go back to where it all began. 49 00:02:25,813 --> 00:02:29,081 I thought this might give me some much-needed perspective. 50 00:02:33,353 --> 00:02:34,620 Wow. Beautiful. 51 00:02:36,758 --> 00:02:42,028 Look at the sun rise. The sunrise over the Nile. 52 00:02:44,899 --> 00:02:46,632 This is the west bank of the Nile, 53 00:02:46,634 --> 00:02:48,634 and you follow along this ridge, 54 00:02:48,636 --> 00:02:50,836 and you find the Valley of the Kings, 55 00:02:50,838 --> 00:02:53,139 full of royal tombs. 56 00:02:55,710 --> 00:02:59,044 Pharaohs were once buried in engineering feats 57 00:02:59,046 --> 00:03:01,514 like the great pyramids in Giza. 58 00:03:01,516 --> 00:03:03,449 But in Egypt's New Kingdom, 59 00:03:03,451 --> 00:03:05,451 pharaohs were buried in grand tombs 60 00:03:05,453 --> 00:03:08,253 hidden deep beneath the Valley of the Kings. 61 00:03:08,255 --> 00:03:10,322 This famous desert valley 62 00:03:10,324 --> 00:03:12,858 is just outside the city of Luxor, 63 00:03:12,860 --> 00:03:15,394 once the ancient capital of Egypt. 64 00:03:15,396 --> 00:03:18,263 It's best known for being the burial ground 65 00:03:18,265 --> 00:03:22,201 and home of more than 60 royal tombs. 66 00:03:22,203 --> 00:03:23,935 But there was one elusive tomb 67 00:03:23,937 --> 00:03:26,672 that archaeologists could never find, 68 00:03:26,674 --> 00:03:30,076 believed to be filled with extraordinary treasures -- 69 00:03:30,078 --> 00:03:32,578 the tomb of King Tut. 70 00:03:34,348 --> 00:03:37,015 Crossing the Nile to the Valley of the Kings, 71 00:03:37,017 --> 00:03:39,285 there are still so many questions. 72 00:03:39,287 --> 00:03:43,489 Who was King Tut? How did they find his tomb? 73 00:03:43,491 --> 00:03:48,627 And can we ever know how the young pharaoh lived and died? 74 00:03:48,629 --> 00:03:50,629 When you compare it to our lives, 75 00:03:50,631 --> 00:03:52,831 full of selfies, social media, 76 00:03:52,833 --> 00:03:54,767 and a celebrity ruling class, 77 00:03:54,769 --> 00:03:58,037 the idea of honoring royalty by, you know, 78 00:03:58,039 --> 00:04:01,173 building elaborate, grand mausoleums underground 79 00:04:01,175 --> 00:04:04,443 that no one's ever meant to see seems pretty odd. 80 00:04:04,445 --> 00:04:07,580 That makes the search for King Tut's tomb 81 00:04:07,582 --> 00:04:10,916 as remarkable as the eventual finding of it, 82 00:04:10,918 --> 00:04:13,118 which brings us to the man behind it all -- 83 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,855 Howard Carter -- who, nearly a hundred years ago, 84 00:04:15,857 --> 00:04:21,326 first uncovered the greatest archaeological find in history. 85 00:04:21,328 --> 00:04:24,930 Carter was not a formally trained archaeologist. 86 00:04:24,932 --> 00:04:26,198 In fact, he was an artist. 87 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,734 And it was with an artist's passion 88 00:04:28,736 --> 00:04:30,669 that he first came to Egypt in 1891. 89 00:04:30,671 --> 00:04:34,273 Howard Carter's house. 90 00:04:34,275 --> 00:04:37,809 He was just 17, but was working as a draftsman 91 00:04:37,811 --> 00:04:40,679 for the most regarded archaeologist of the day, 92 00:04:40,681 --> 00:04:44,683 copying hieroglyphs and learning the ropes. 93 00:04:44,685 --> 00:04:47,152 Howard Carter's keen eye landed him 94 00:04:47,154 --> 00:04:51,490 the job of inspector in chief for Egypt's antiquity service, 95 00:04:51,492 --> 00:04:53,225 which was a perfect fit. 96 00:04:53,227 --> 00:04:54,827 He was fluent in Arabic 97 00:04:54,829 --> 00:04:57,696 and had the total respect of the locals. 98 00:04:57,698 --> 00:05:00,899 I mean, it was an ideal job for him. 99 00:05:00,901 --> 00:05:04,236 With this reputation, he met the man who would 100 00:05:04,238 --> 00:05:08,306 forever change his life -- the fifth Earl of Canarvon. 101 00:05:08,308 --> 00:05:11,710 Lord Canarvon was a wealthy Englishman 102 00:05:11,712 --> 00:05:13,779 who came to the Valley of the Kings for his health, 103 00:05:13,781 --> 00:05:17,049 to escape the damp and cold of the English countryside. 104 00:05:17,051 --> 00:05:20,386 But soon, he was swept up by the adventures of digging 105 00:05:20,388 --> 00:05:23,388 for treasures in the Egyptian desert. 106 00:05:23,390 --> 00:05:26,458 In Howard Carter, Lord Canarvon found exactly 107 00:05:26,460 --> 00:05:27,860 who he was looking for -- 108 00:05:27,862 --> 00:05:31,196 a man who wasn't in it just for the buried treasure. 109 00:05:31,198 --> 00:05:35,667 Rather, he was there to discover the secrets of ancient Egypt. 110 00:05:35,669 --> 00:05:41,673 By 1914, droves of competing excavations were leaving Egypt, 111 00:05:41,675 --> 00:05:45,410 declaring the Valley of the Kings exhausted. 112 00:05:45,412 --> 00:05:49,081 Risking his reputation and another man's fortune, 113 00:05:49,083 --> 00:05:51,150 Carter convinced Lord Canarvon 114 00:05:51,152 --> 00:05:54,420 to fund the most ambitious archaeological search. 115 00:05:54,422 --> 00:05:57,356 He claimed that hidden under 3,000 years worth of rock 116 00:05:57,358 --> 00:06:00,025 and sand lay the tomb of Tutankhamun -- 117 00:06:00,027 --> 00:06:05,297 an undisturbed tomb with all the funerary artifacts, 118 00:06:05,299 --> 00:06:08,633 riches, and the mummy of King Tut himself. 119 00:06:08,635 --> 00:06:14,773 [ Men speaking in native language ] 120 00:06:20,848 --> 00:06:25,517 The challenges Howard Carter faced looking for Tut's tomb 121 00:06:25,519 --> 00:06:29,321 almost 100 years ago must have been staggering. 122 00:06:29,323 --> 00:06:33,058 So, to better understand this, to put myself in Carter's boots, 123 00:06:33,060 --> 00:06:34,660 I'm visiting archaeologists here 124 00:06:34,662 --> 00:06:37,930 at an active dig at the Temple of Thutmose III, 125 00:06:37,932 --> 00:06:40,799 right at the base of the Valley of the Kings. 126 00:06:40,801 --> 00:06:43,469 I mean, this is where you can see what's new 127 00:06:43,471 --> 00:06:45,537 in a modern excavation, 128 00:06:45,539 --> 00:06:47,606 and what's done the old-fashioned way. 129 00:06:51,612 --> 00:06:55,347 I've been invited by Dr. Myriam Seco Alvarez... 130 00:06:55,349 --> 00:06:57,683 This is so exciting. This is amazing. 131 00:06:57,685 --> 00:06:59,884 ...director of the Thutmose III temple project. 132 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:02,354 [ Men speaking in native language ] 133 00:07:02,356 --> 00:07:05,891 Thutmose III ruled as pharaoh for over 50 years, 134 00:07:05,893 --> 00:07:09,895 growing Egypt's empire more than any time in history. 135 00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:13,966 So, give me a basic lesson in what happens at an excavation. 136 00:07:13,968 --> 00:07:16,635 You're both excavating and restoring, yes? 137 00:07:16,637 --> 00:07:19,771 Yes, first, we are excavating the area 138 00:07:19,773 --> 00:07:24,376 to get all the information about the history of Thutmose III 139 00:07:24,378 --> 00:07:27,245 and give back the temple, give life back. 140 00:07:27,247 --> 00:07:28,313 Yeah. 141 00:07:28,315 --> 00:07:30,983 With a team 150 strong, 142 00:07:30,985 --> 00:07:35,187 Dr. Alvarez has spent nine years digging in a site 143 00:07:35,189 --> 00:07:38,523 just as Carter did 100 years before. 144 00:07:38,525 --> 00:07:41,393 I have to tell you, this is like a movie. 145 00:07:41,395 --> 00:07:43,862 I mean, it's incredible to see this. 146 00:07:43,864 --> 00:07:45,531 And it looks like -- [ Chuckles ] -- 147 00:07:45,533 --> 00:07:47,466 like I've always expected archaeology to look. 148 00:07:47,468 --> 00:07:49,735 It's beautiful. 149 00:07:49,737 --> 00:07:50,936 [ Man speaking in native language ] 150 00:07:52,740 --> 00:07:58,010 When Carter came here, back in the 1910s and '20s, 151 00:07:58,012 --> 00:08:01,279 how different was archaeology than it is today? 152 00:08:01,281 --> 00:08:03,081 The appearance is the same, 153 00:08:03,083 --> 00:08:06,418 but what changed now is the technology. 154 00:08:06,420 --> 00:08:09,087 Yeah. Yeah. Because now we use a lot -- 155 00:08:09,089 --> 00:08:12,424 a lot of new technology in the archaeology 156 00:08:12,426 --> 00:08:13,958 to get informations. 157 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:15,627 And without the modern technology 158 00:08:15,629 --> 00:08:19,565 to do the scans and so forth, he's in the dark even more. 159 00:08:19,567 --> 00:08:22,567 Yes, of course. The workers, probably, 160 00:08:22,569 --> 00:08:25,037 this worker -- some of them -- 161 00:08:25,039 --> 00:08:28,507 descendant of the workers of Howard Carter. 162 00:08:30,243 --> 00:08:32,911 It must be a very emotional experience. 163 00:08:32,913 --> 00:08:35,113 I mean, both in a -- in a happy way and a -- 164 00:08:35,115 --> 00:08:36,515 and a frustrated way, yeah? 165 00:08:36,517 --> 00:08:37,715 Yes, of course. 166 00:08:37,717 --> 00:08:41,453 But it's really amazing when you find something. 167 00:08:41,455 --> 00:08:45,057 Egypt is very rich, and we always are finding things. 168 00:08:45,059 --> 00:08:46,124 Still? 169 00:08:46,126 --> 00:08:47,259 Still. 170 00:08:47,261 --> 00:08:50,729 Last week, we found a new cartonnage. 171 00:08:50,731 --> 00:08:52,564 Wow, can I see it? Yes. 172 00:08:53,667 --> 00:08:57,069 A cartonnage is the layers of linen and plaster 173 00:08:57,071 --> 00:08:59,738 that cover a mummified body. 174 00:08:59,740 --> 00:09:02,741 This has to be seen to be believed. 175 00:09:02,743 --> 00:09:05,610 Oh. So, this is the nice. 176 00:09:05,612 --> 00:09:09,147 Unbelievable. That's what you pulled out 177 00:09:09,149 --> 00:09:11,016 of the ground in that little hole? 178 00:09:11,018 --> 00:09:12,350 Yes. Outrageous. 179 00:09:12,352 --> 00:09:15,487 The nice cartonnage, and it's all 180 00:09:15,489 --> 00:09:18,022 with inscription and decorated. 181 00:09:18,024 --> 00:09:20,959 And they have the scarab as protection. 182 00:09:20,961 --> 00:09:22,161 Mm-hmm. Here. 183 00:09:22,163 --> 00:09:25,897 And then all the symbolic god and goddess 184 00:09:25,899 --> 00:09:28,032 of protection for the afterlife. 185 00:09:28,034 --> 00:09:29,835 How old is this cartonnage? 186 00:09:29,837 --> 00:09:34,506 This is around 1,000 or 900 BC. 187 00:09:34,508 --> 00:09:36,040 So, more than 3,000 years old. 188 00:09:36,042 --> 00:09:37,910 Yes. Oh, geez. 189 00:09:37,912 --> 00:09:42,781 To think this cartonnage dates back to before Tut himself, 190 00:09:42,783 --> 00:09:44,916 and they found him just last week. 191 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:48,052 Can you imagine the relentless determination Carter 192 00:09:48,054 --> 00:09:51,456 had to keep up looking for Tut's intact tomb? 193 00:09:51,458 --> 00:09:53,592 And so, they're removing this gauze now. 194 00:09:53,594 --> 00:09:54,660 Yes. 195 00:09:54,662 --> 00:09:57,329 We need to make an x-ray to study 196 00:09:57,331 --> 00:09:59,197 because the mummy is inside. 197 00:09:59,199 --> 00:10:01,532 So we want to get all the information 198 00:10:01,534 --> 00:10:03,335 about the mummy inside, 199 00:10:03,337 --> 00:10:06,672 and then we have to finish the restoration. 200 00:10:06,674 --> 00:10:08,273 I know why you do this for a living. 201 00:10:08,275 --> 00:10:09,408 You get this excitement, 202 00:10:09,410 --> 00:10:11,343 this feeling of adrenaline, literally. 203 00:10:11,345 --> 00:10:13,412 Imagine finding something like that. 204 00:10:13,414 --> 00:10:17,082 It's the greatest antique I've ever seen outside of a museum. 205 00:10:17,084 --> 00:10:19,551 A fresh cartonnage like this shows 206 00:10:19,553 --> 00:10:21,954 just how high the stakes were for Carter. 207 00:10:21,956 --> 00:10:25,290 If this is how it feels to find a cartonnage, 208 00:10:25,292 --> 00:10:27,225 what must it be like to discover 209 00:10:27,227 --> 00:10:30,928 the most sought-after tomb in archaeological history? 210 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:38,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 211 00:10:40,908 --> 00:10:42,640 Wow. 212 00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:44,642 Looking at the Valley of the Kings, 213 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:48,713 I am in awe of Howard Carter and the other Egyptologists. 214 00:10:48,715 --> 00:10:54,919 I mean, how did anyone find anything out here 215 00:10:54,921 --> 00:10:59,658 in this maze of limestone cliffs and hills of sand? 216 00:10:59,660 --> 00:11:05,464 The excavation began in 1917, but was riddled with setbacks. 217 00:11:05,466 --> 00:11:11,602 By 1922, 70,000 tons of rock had been removed by hand 218 00:11:11,604 --> 00:11:13,405 with no results. 219 00:11:13,407 --> 00:11:15,874 Canarvon's patience and financial support 220 00:11:15,876 --> 00:11:17,476 were starting to wane. 221 00:11:17,478 --> 00:11:23,682 Exhausted and desperate, on November 4, 1922, 222 00:11:23,684 --> 00:11:26,351 Carter makes the discovery that changed his life, 223 00:11:26,353 --> 00:11:31,022 and everyone else's, forever -- stairs. 224 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:34,626 Stairs are discovered, and Carter's team feverishly 225 00:11:34,628 --> 00:11:38,163 remove debris to expose the entrance to a tomb. 226 00:11:40,768 --> 00:11:45,236 Descending this same passageway as Carter did, 227 00:11:45,238 --> 00:11:48,507 you feel transported back in time. 228 00:11:48,509 --> 00:11:53,178 In 1923, Howard Carter stood right where I am 229 00:11:53,180 --> 00:11:55,646 and chiseled out a small hole in a wall, 230 00:11:55,648 --> 00:11:59,718 just big enough to push a lit candle into the darkness. 231 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:01,786 Lord Canarvon, who was standing right nearby, 232 00:12:01,788 --> 00:12:04,723 asked anxiously if there was anything to be seen. 233 00:12:04,725 --> 00:12:08,459 "Yes," Carter replied. "Wonderful things." 234 00:12:08,461 --> 00:12:11,796 Later, Carter wrote of being dumbstruck with amazement -- 235 00:12:11,798 --> 00:12:14,233 "Everywhere, the glint of gold." 236 00:12:26,308 --> 00:12:28,709 WILDMAN: I'm exploring the extraordinary wonders 237 00:12:28,711 --> 00:12:30,778 of ancient Egypt and digging deep 238 00:12:30,780 --> 00:12:33,314 into the mystical powers of King Tut 239 00:12:33,316 --> 00:12:37,751 and how his legend continues to fascinate 3,000 years later. 240 00:12:39,722 --> 00:12:43,057 In 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter 241 00:12:43,059 --> 00:12:45,458 discovers stone steps -- 242 00:12:45,460 --> 00:12:48,195 steps that would lead to the discovery of a lifetime. 243 00:12:48,197 --> 00:12:50,330 There it is. 244 00:12:50,332 --> 00:12:53,466 Those are the stairs, down below. 245 00:12:53,468 --> 00:12:56,737 Five years of looking for that. 246 00:12:56,739 --> 00:12:58,939 What must it have been like 247 00:12:58,941 --> 00:13:01,741 for Carter to crack open King Tut's tomb? 248 00:13:01,743 --> 00:13:04,411 To try and get a clearer picture, 249 00:13:04,413 --> 00:13:06,346 I'm meeting professor of ancient history 250 00:13:06,348 --> 00:13:09,550 at the University of Memphis, Dr. Peter J. Brand. 251 00:13:09,552 --> 00:13:10,884 BRAND: Although some archaeologists thought 252 00:13:10,886 --> 00:13:12,886 that the valley was exhausted, 253 00:13:12,888 --> 00:13:14,288 he was convinced that there 254 00:13:14,290 --> 00:13:16,022 was something in this one little area 255 00:13:16,024 --> 00:13:18,492 that had not been systematically investigated, 256 00:13:18,494 --> 00:13:20,494 and he made sure that he would look at it. 257 00:13:20,496 --> 00:13:22,162 It was his destiny to find this. 258 00:13:22,164 --> 00:13:26,166 Dr. Brand specializes in Egypt's New Kingdom era 259 00:13:26,168 --> 00:13:30,637 and is the perfect guy to help me retrace Carter's steps. 260 00:13:30,639 --> 00:13:32,639 So, this is the tomb. Yes, this is Tutankhamun. 261 00:13:32,641 --> 00:13:35,109 All my life I've waited for this. 262 00:13:35,111 --> 00:13:38,078 This is one of the most amazing places on Earth. 263 00:13:41,116 --> 00:13:43,317 Wow, so, this is the entrance 264 00:13:43,319 --> 00:13:45,585 he had been searching for for five years. 265 00:13:45,587 --> 00:13:46,653 If you look down here, 266 00:13:46,655 --> 00:13:48,455 you can actually see the limestone steps. 267 00:13:48,457 --> 00:13:49,790 They're carved into the bedrock 268 00:13:49,792 --> 00:13:52,593 of the Valley of the Kings itself. 269 00:13:52,595 --> 00:13:54,094 This is not like a normal royal tomb, 270 00:13:54,096 --> 00:13:55,396 which has a grand entrance. 271 00:13:55,398 --> 00:13:57,398 This is literally just a staircase 272 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:59,066 into the floor of the Valley. 273 00:13:59,068 --> 00:14:01,601 And in fact, it's because it's so obscure 274 00:14:01,603 --> 00:14:04,004 and so well-hidden, is the reason it survived 275 00:14:04,006 --> 00:14:05,072 until modern times. 276 00:14:05,074 --> 00:14:06,473 And that nobody found it. Exactly. 277 00:14:06,475 --> 00:14:07,741 I got it. 278 00:14:07,743 --> 00:14:10,677 And when they got down here, they had this doorway. 279 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:12,246 It's completely bricked up 280 00:14:12,248 --> 00:14:13,814 and it was covered with plaster 281 00:14:13,816 --> 00:14:15,749 and there were seal impressions stamped 282 00:14:15,751 --> 00:14:18,218 in it with the name of the royal necropolis, 283 00:14:18,220 --> 00:14:19,753 but also the name of Tutankhamun. 284 00:14:19,755 --> 00:14:22,556 Oh, my God. So he knows he's found the tomb. 285 00:14:22,558 --> 00:14:23,557 Well, it's something big. 286 00:14:23,559 --> 00:14:25,225 And so, when they get through the doorway, 287 00:14:25,227 --> 00:14:27,827 they find this sloping passageway. 288 00:14:27,829 --> 00:14:30,230 They come to another doorway, and it's completely sealed. 289 00:14:30,232 --> 00:14:31,765 A second wall. 290 00:14:31,767 --> 00:14:33,033 Exactly. 291 00:14:33,035 --> 00:14:35,035 So, Canarvon has made it from England. 292 00:14:35,037 --> 00:14:36,769 The two of them are standing here. 293 00:14:36,771 --> 00:14:37,904 Right where we're standing. 294 00:14:37,906 --> 00:14:39,239 And so how do they get in? 295 00:14:39,241 --> 00:14:41,842 They begin to break down the doorway, and right here -- 296 00:14:41,844 --> 00:14:43,777 where you're standing, right in front of there -- 297 00:14:43,779 --> 00:14:47,247 they -- they make a hole, removing some blocks, 298 00:14:47,249 --> 00:14:51,317 and a bit of hot air whooshes out. 299 00:14:51,319 --> 00:14:52,719 This is that legendary moment. 300 00:14:52,721 --> 00:14:54,054 Oh, this is the most important moment 301 00:14:54,056 --> 00:14:55,855 in archaeological history. 302 00:15:00,696 --> 00:15:02,262 Wow. 303 00:15:09,671 --> 00:15:14,074 It's staggering to imagine what Carter must have felt like 304 00:15:14,076 --> 00:15:16,810 making his way through Tut's tomb. 305 00:15:16,812 --> 00:15:19,880 Clues to ancient Egypt were everywhere. 306 00:15:19,882 --> 00:15:22,749 The tomb is just four rooms 307 00:15:22,751 --> 00:15:25,919 divided by sealed doorways Carter must break through -- 308 00:15:25,921 --> 00:15:27,955 The antechamber, the annex, 309 00:15:27,957 --> 00:15:31,158 the treasury, and the burial chamber. 310 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:34,294 On February 17, 1923, 311 00:15:34,296 --> 00:15:36,696 Carter reached the pharaoh's burial chamber. 312 00:15:36,698 --> 00:15:38,899 And what he had mistaken for a gold wall 313 00:15:38,901 --> 00:15:42,168 was actually one side of a giant shrine 314 00:15:42,170 --> 00:15:45,772 over 16 feet in length and nearly touching the ceiling. 315 00:15:45,774 --> 00:15:48,441 This would turn out to be the first 316 00:15:48,443 --> 00:15:50,043 of four nesting shrines, 317 00:15:50,045 --> 00:15:53,247 in which lay Tutankhamun's sarcophagus. 318 00:15:55,651 --> 00:16:00,053 BRAND: This is a massive piece of quartzite, 319 00:16:00,055 --> 00:16:02,055 a single block of stone, 320 00:16:02,057 --> 00:16:05,592 and inside were nested three gilded coffins. 321 00:16:05,594 --> 00:16:07,927 This is the outermost one. It's made of wood. 322 00:16:07,929 --> 00:16:10,897 But it's overlaid with beautifully carved designs 323 00:16:10,899 --> 00:16:12,266 that are done in gold leaf. 324 00:16:12,268 --> 00:16:14,935 WILDMAN: How important was it to the world 325 00:16:14,937 --> 00:16:16,336 that this tomb was found? 326 00:16:16,338 --> 00:16:18,338 That's the miracle of Tutankhamun, 327 00:16:18,340 --> 00:16:20,274 is that it was found by Howard Carter, 328 00:16:20,276 --> 00:16:21,875 one of the most professional 329 00:16:21,877 --> 00:16:24,278 and patient archaeologists who's ever lived. 330 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,947 He was methodically careful in the way 331 00:16:26,949 --> 00:16:28,748 that he handled these priceless objects. 332 00:16:28,750 --> 00:16:31,384 Some of them were so fragile that he said that 333 00:16:31,386 --> 00:16:34,087 merely touching them would cause them to crumble into dust. 334 00:16:34,089 --> 00:16:36,089 Right. 335 00:16:36,091 --> 00:16:38,558 But it was inside the coffin 336 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,828 that Carter made the discovery that would shock the world. 337 00:16:41,830 --> 00:16:44,297 Of all the pharaohs discovered in the Valley of the Kings... 338 00:16:44,299 --> 00:16:47,234 Oh, there he is. Tutankhamun. 339 00:16:47,236 --> 00:16:50,904 ...only King Tut's mummy remains in his tomb. 340 00:16:50,906 --> 00:16:52,572 That's a pharaoh we're looking at here. 341 00:16:52,574 --> 00:16:55,242 When you see the mortal remains of a mummy, it -- 342 00:16:55,244 --> 00:16:57,711 it really brings it home that these were people. 343 00:16:57,713 --> 00:17:01,381 His spirit, still, are existing in the underworld, 344 00:17:01,383 --> 00:17:02,582 for all time. 345 00:17:02,584 --> 00:17:05,052 Godspeed, Tutankhamun. 346 00:17:05,054 --> 00:17:09,389 His mummy remains, but who really was King Tut? 347 00:17:09,391 --> 00:17:15,328 Like most royal hierarchies, it's all about the family tree. 348 00:17:15,330 --> 00:17:19,066 And in 1333 BC, it was no different. 349 00:17:19,068 --> 00:17:22,602 For 9-year-old Tut, being named pharaoh was complicated, 350 00:17:22,604 --> 00:17:25,005 not just because of his age alone, 351 00:17:25,007 --> 00:17:28,008 but because he inherited a political mess. 352 00:17:28,010 --> 00:17:31,744 His father, pharaoh Akhenaten, turned the kingdom on its head, 353 00:17:31,746 --> 00:17:34,881 demanding Egyptians abandon the practice of worshiping 354 00:17:34,883 --> 00:17:39,887 many gods in favor of just one -- Ra, the sun god. 355 00:17:39,889 --> 00:17:42,088 For many years, Akhenaten's tyranny 356 00:17:42,090 --> 00:17:43,824 was the law of the land. 357 00:17:43,826 --> 00:17:44,891 And when he died, 358 00:17:44,893 --> 00:17:48,027 a political void would need to be quickly filled. 359 00:17:48,029 --> 00:17:51,164 It's hard to imagine a fourth grader 360 00:17:51,166 --> 00:17:53,166 running a successful government, 361 00:17:53,168 --> 00:17:56,903 but the 9-year-old Tutankhamun had powerful handlers 362 00:17:56,905 --> 00:18:00,707 who shepherded the young pharaoh into his new role. 363 00:18:00,709 --> 00:18:04,911 A high-ranking official named Ay stepped in 364 00:18:04,913 --> 00:18:07,981 and showed young Tut the ropes. 365 00:18:07,983 --> 00:18:10,917 In an effort to win back the favor of the gods, 366 00:18:10,919 --> 00:18:14,654 Ay suggested to the boy king that he reverse his father's law 367 00:18:14,656 --> 00:18:17,123 of only worshiping one god. 368 00:18:17,125 --> 00:18:18,725 Tut heeded Ay's advice in hopes 369 00:18:18,727 --> 00:18:21,929 of restoring peace back to Egyptian life. 370 00:18:23,799 --> 00:18:28,668 It took months to clear the tomb named KV62 371 00:18:28,670 --> 00:18:32,672 of hundreds of items, many of them covered in gold -- 372 00:18:32,674 --> 00:18:35,341 carved statues, dismantled chariots, 373 00:18:35,343 --> 00:18:38,945 and even a royal throne. 374 00:18:38,947 --> 00:18:40,947 Could the artifacts found by Carter 375 00:18:40,949 --> 00:18:44,150 still hold answers to the legends and mysteries 376 00:18:44,152 --> 00:18:47,019 surrounding the most famous pharaoh in history 377 00:18:47,021 --> 00:18:50,890 and teach us what Tut's life was really like? 378 00:18:50,892 --> 00:18:55,495 This is the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. 379 00:18:55,497 --> 00:18:58,799 It's the largest archaeological museum in the world. 380 00:18:58,801 --> 00:19:02,368 It's a 5.2 million-square-foot building that sits 381 00:19:02,370 --> 00:19:04,905 on 120 acres of land, 382 00:19:04,907 --> 00:19:07,441 a fitting home for Egypt's national treasures. 383 00:19:07,443 --> 00:19:10,310 Unfortunately, it's not open for another year or so, 384 00:19:10,312 --> 00:19:13,113 but I've been granted a sneak preview. 385 00:19:14,850 --> 00:19:16,249 Welcome to Djem. 386 00:19:16,251 --> 00:19:17,784 Thank you very much. 387 00:19:17,786 --> 00:19:21,588 Director Dr. Tarek Tawfik has allowed me special access 388 00:19:21,590 --> 00:19:25,792 to the true heart of this place, the conservation center. 389 00:19:25,794 --> 00:19:30,196 Highly secure environment. 390 00:19:30,198 --> 00:19:32,599 It's always great to come in here. 391 00:19:32,601 --> 00:19:33,933 How amazing. 392 00:19:33,935 --> 00:19:36,803 So, what is in this room? 393 00:19:36,805 --> 00:19:39,272 Here we have the pieces of Tutankhamun 394 00:19:39,274 --> 00:19:41,207 that have never been on display before. 395 00:19:41,209 --> 00:19:42,408 It's incredible. 396 00:19:42,410 --> 00:19:47,747 These objects actually tell the story of a sad part 397 00:19:47,749 --> 00:19:49,882 of the life of Tutankhamun. 398 00:19:49,884 --> 00:19:53,487 He was married, and his wife bore two babies, 399 00:19:53,489 --> 00:19:56,823 but both were born stillborn. 400 00:19:56,825 --> 00:19:58,825 This is something that is unique, 401 00:19:58,827 --> 00:20:04,364 that, in the royal tomb, he had these two fetuses 402 00:20:04,366 --> 00:20:06,566 buried with him in his tomb. 403 00:20:06,568 --> 00:20:09,235 So, these are the small sarcophagi. 404 00:20:09,237 --> 00:20:11,438 It's amazing. And are those the babies? 405 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,774 These are the remains of the babies. 406 00:20:14,776 --> 00:20:18,311 And we are now thinking how to display them 407 00:20:18,313 --> 00:20:20,881 in the most dignified way. 408 00:20:20,883 --> 00:20:22,382 Can I see one closer up? 409 00:20:22,384 --> 00:20:24,518 Well -- Hassan, could you bring it? 410 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,786 Inbreeding was a quite common way 411 00:20:26,788 --> 00:20:29,655 to consolidate power among the Egyptian royals. 412 00:20:29,657 --> 00:20:32,792 It's believed, the year that Tutankhamun took power, 413 00:20:32,794 --> 00:20:37,797 he was forced to take a queen and married his own half-sister. 414 00:20:37,799 --> 00:20:39,332 This is heartbreaking. 415 00:20:39,334 --> 00:20:42,002 This is a -- a whole nother angle on -- 416 00:20:42,004 --> 00:20:43,603 on this -- on the story of King Tut. 417 00:20:43,605 --> 00:20:44,871 I mean... Exactly. 418 00:20:44,873 --> 00:20:47,940 We now have the chance to show Tutankhamun 419 00:20:47,942 --> 00:20:49,742 as a human being. Sure. 420 00:20:49,744 --> 00:20:52,145 The fact that, after thousands of years, 421 00:20:52,147 --> 00:20:53,480 I can see the evidence 422 00:20:53,482 --> 00:20:56,215 of this tragedy in Tut's life is staggering. 423 00:20:56,217 --> 00:20:59,085 Suddenly, he is less a divine myth 424 00:20:59,087 --> 00:21:01,420 and more a man I can relate to. 425 00:21:01,422 --> 00:21:03,890 It's remarkable how much evidence 426 00:21:03,892 --> 00:21:06,293 has survived for thousands of years 427 00:21:06,295 --> 00:21:08,895 and been preserved for generations to come. 428 00:21:08,897 --> 00:21:12,699 But legend has it that removing these artifacts 429 00:21:12,701 --> 00:21:17,570 from the sanctity of the tomb came at a very steep price. 430 00:21:17,572 --> 00:21:20,906 It's famously known as the Curse of the Pharaoh, 431 00:21:20,908 --> 00:21:23,442 and the results are pretty uncanny. 432 00:21:23,444 --> 00:21:26,779 After Carter unearthed King Tut's tomb, 433 00:21:26,781 --> 00:21:30,317 legends say that he stumbled upon an engraving that read, 434 00:21:30,319 --> 00:21:32,385 "Death shall come on swift wings 435 00:21:32,387 --> 00:21:35,188 to him that disturbs the peace of the king." 436 00:21:35,190 --> 00:21:37,190 Lord Canarvon, the financier, 437 00:21:37,192 --> 00:21:39,459 who was also present at the excavation 438 00:21:39,461 --> 00:21:43,129 of Tutankhamun's burial chamber, died less than a year later 439 00:21:43,131 --> 00:21:45,798 from a mosquito bite on his cheek. 440 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,135 It happened to be the same spot that an injury was found 441 00:21:49,137 --> 00:21:52,272 on the unwrapped mummy of King Tut. 442 00:21:52,274 --> 00:21:55,609 Soon after the discovery, several people connected to 443 00:21:55,611 --> 00:21:59,812 the opening of King Tut's tomb died of unnatural causes. 444 00:21:59,814 --> 00:22:02,415 Did Carter really find a tablet 445 00:22:02,417 --> 00:22:05,418 and fail to warn the group that opened the tomb? 446 00:22:05,420 --> 00:22:08,155 Could the reasons behind Tut's death 447 00:22:08,157 --> 00:22:11,224 unleash the curse of the pharaohs? 448 00:22:11,226 --> 00:22:13,693 Tut was Egypt's pharaoh for 10 years 449 00:22:13,695 --> 00:22:16,696 before his untimely death at the age of 19. 450 00:22:16,698 --> 00:22:18,698 For decades, scholars believed 451 00:22:18,700 --> 00:22:20,300 that he died from a blow to the head. 452 00:22:20,302 --> 00:22:23,169 But recently, fresh information has emerged 453 00:22:23,171 --> 00:22:26,038 that calls everything we understood into question. 454 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,975 In fact, new evidence and new theories point 455 00:22:28,977 --> 00:22:33,713 to several possible explanations for his death, including murder. 456 00:22:43,791 --> 00:22:46,459 WILDMAN: I'm in Egypt, deep in the Valley of the Kings, 457 00:22:46,461 --> 00:22:49,462 to unearth the truth behind the life and death 458 00:22:49,464 --> 00:22:53,199 of the world's most famous pharaoh -- King Tut. 459 00:22:53,201 --> 00:22:55,669 Even though he died over 3,000 years ago, 460 00:22:55,671 --> 00:22:58,538 the cause of his death is still up for debate. 461 00:22:58,540 --> 00:23:01,741 The long-held belief is that he died of natural causes. 462 00:23:01,743 --> 00:23:05,678 But some experts disagree and have developed new theories 463 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:09,215 about how King Tut really died. 464 00:23:11,086 --> 00:23:13,753 To confront these theories, 465 00:23:13,755 --> 00:23:16,089 I'm headed to the American University in Cairo 466 00:23:16,091 --> 00:23:19,626 to meet with veteran Egyptologist Dr. Salima Ikram. 467 00:23:19,628 --> 00:23:22,162 [ Indistinct conversation ] 468 00:23:22,164 --> 00:23:24,430 For years, Dr. Ikram has conducted research 469 00:23:24,432 --> 00:23:27,100 on ritual practices of ancient Egypt, 470 00:23:27,102 --> 00:23:29,102 especially mummification. 471 00:23:29,104 --> 00:23:31,504 By blending her field and lab work, 472 00:23:31,506 --> 00:23:33,305 she's reached some startling ideas 473 00:23:33,307 --> 00:23:36,009 about what may have happened to King Tut. 474 00:23:38,046 --> 00:23:41,180 Several theories surrounding Tutankhamun's death 475 00:23:41,182 --> 00:23:43,449 have inspired a CSI-like investigation, 476 00:23:43,451 --> 00:23:46,118 and his mummified corpse poses 477 00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:48,721 as many questions as it does answers. 478 00:23:48,723 --> 00:23:52,125 So, tell me what the ideal would be, 479 00:23:52,127 --> 00:23:54,928 the ideal mummification process. 480 00:23:54,930 --> 00:23:57,998 Basically, what happens is, your brain is removed... 481 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,332 Okay. 482 00:23:59,334 --> 00:24:01,300 ...and break through your bone back here. 483 00:24:01,302 --> 00:24:03,203 [ Groans ] And then they pull it out. 484 00:24:03,205 --> 00:24:05,538 It comes out of the nose. Be careful when you sneeze. 485 00:24:05,540 --> 00:24:06,606 [ Chuckles ] 486 00:24:06,608 --> 00:24:09,075 And then, after that, you melt resin 487 00:24:09,077 --> 00:24:10,877 and then you pour it in the nose. 488 00:24:10,879 --> 00:24:11,945 May I? Mm-hmm. Please. 489 00:24:11,947 --> 00:24:13,947 Thank you. So they coat the interior 490 00:24:13,949 --> 00:24:16,082 so that your skull would be solid, 491 00:24:16,084 --> 00:24:18,084 and they would take out the internal organs. 492 00:24:18,086 --> 00:24:21,220 Dry, anointing with oils, and then you would say spells, 493 00:24:21,222 --> 00:24:22,756 because during this time, 494 00:24:22,758 --> 00:24:26,092 what you're doing is creating a magical boundary. 495 00:24:26,094 --> 00:24:28,228 Your soul is metamorphosizing 496 00:24:28,230 --> 00:24:32,498 and going from here to the afterlife. 497 00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:34,433 Dr. Ikram is going to demonstrate 498 00:24:34,435 --> 00:24:36,235 the process of mummification, 499 00:24:36,237 --> 00:24:39,973 but I'm not quite ready to donate my body to science. 500 00:24:39,975 --> 00:24:41,975 Luckily, she has another option. 501 00:24:41,977 --> 00:24:44,443 People think, "Oh, only humans were mummified." 502 00:24:44,445 --> 00:24:46,780 But the Egyptians believed that animals had souls, 503 00:24:46,782 --> 00:24:49,382 Which brings us to the catfish. 504 00:24:49,384 --> 00:24:50,516 The first thing to do, of course, 505 00:24:50,518 --> 00:24:52,919 was to empty the human or animal 506 00:24:52,921 --> 00:24:54,720 of all of its entrails, 507 00:24:54,722 --> 00:24:57,390 because then it wouldn't bloat up and explode. 508 00:24:57,392 --> 00:24:59,459 Sure. Then wash them out. 509 00:24:59,461 --> 00:25:00,793 Oh, well, I can do that. 510 00:25:00,795 --> 00:25:02,862 And then what you do is, you start drying it, 511 00:25:02,864 --> 00:25:04,864 because the whole point is to dry out the body, 512 00:25:04,866 --> 00:25:07,133 because that's what preserves it. 513 00:25:07,135 --> 00:25:09,935 So, I have some very, very hot resin here. 514 00:25:09,937 --> 00:25:12,405 Very carefully pour a little bit. 515 00:25:12,407 --> 00:25:16,743 It immediately starts to coagulate, seal the body. 516 00:25:16,745 --> 00:25:19,145 So, you see this whole black-y, gooey stuff? 517 00:25:19,147 --> 00:25:22,415 Yes. It's exactly what you saw when you saw Tutankhamun. 518 00:25:22,417 --> 00:25:24,350 What will this look like when it's finally finished? 519 00:25:24,352 --> 00:25:26,352 Here's a fish I prepared. 520 00:25:26,354 --> 00:25:28,355 Oh, that's very tidy. It is. 521 00:25:28,357 --> 00:25:29,689 And you can feel how light it is, right? 522 00:25:29,691 --> 00:25:31,024 Yeah, exactly. There's very little. 523 00:25:31,026 --> 00:25:32,758 And that was true of Tut and all the rest, right? 524 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:33,827 Mm-hmm. Incredibly light. 525 00:25:33,829 --> 00:25:35,495 The only thing that was heavy, in fact, 526 00:25:35,497 --> 00:25:37,297 with Tutankhamun, were all the resins 527 00:25:37,299 --> 00:25:38,631 that were poured on. 528 00:25:38,633 --> 00:25:40,367 But let's not forget why we're here. 529 00:25:42,170 --> 00:25:44,370 The question still remains... 530 00:25:44,372 --> 00:25:45,971 Uh-huh. ...how did Tut die? 531 00:25:45,973 --> 00:25:48,208 Ah, that is indeed a big question. 532 00:25:51,046 --> 00:25:55,447 At the time of Tut's death, Ay, still his closest council, 533 00:25:55,449 --> 00:25:59,252 was named Egypt's new pharaoh and even married Tut's widow. 534 00:25:59,254 --> 00:26:02,055 One theory is that Ay had coveted the throne 535 00:26:02,057 --> 00:26:05,191 since the day the 9-year-old was named king. 536 00:26:05,193 --> 00:26:07,460 When Tut finally tried to break free 537 00:26:07,462 --> 00:26:11,997 of Ay's influence altogether, a political conspiracy ensued, 538 00:26:11,999 --> 00:26:14,400 ultimately leading to Tut's death. 539 00:26:14,402 --> 00:26:19,272 This might help explain a little bit. 540 00:26:19,274 --> 00:26:21,073 Pictures of Tut's anatomy. 541 00:26:21,075 --> 00:26:22,875 This is what caused a great deal of controversy, 542 00:26:22,877 --> 00:26:26,212 because people thought, "Why is there a bit of bone here?" 543 00:26:26,214 --> 00:26:28,414 So they thought he must have been murdered 544 00:26:28,416 --> 00:26:30,950 because it's a bit of bone that's gone inside his skull. 545 00:26:30,952 --> 00:26:32,284 So what is this mark? 546 00:26:32,286 --> 00:26:34,420 So it turned out it was indeed a bone, 547 00:26:34,422 --> 00:26:36,622 but more recent work has shown postmortem damage. 548 00:26:36,624 --> 00:26:38,358 Mm, okay. Mm-hmm. 549 00:26:38,360 --> 00:26:40,927 So it has nothing to do with the death of the king. 550 00:26:43,098 --> 00:26:47,100 And then the scan has shown a couple of other things -- 551 00:26:47,102 --> 00:26:49,769 where there seems to be a break in the femur. 552 00:26:49,771 --> 00:26:51,371 Okay. So in his leg. 553 00:26:51,373 --> 00:26:53,772 And they thought that maybe he'd break -- 554 00:26:53,774 --> 00:26:55,641 got infected during his lifetime, 555 00:26:55,643 --> 00:26:57,176 and he died of septicemia. 556 00:26:57,178 --> 00:26:58,177 Hmm. Okay. 557 00:26:58,179 --> 00:26:59,512 People talked about a chariot accident, 558 00:26:59,514 --> 00:27:02,181 hunting accident, even tripping over and falling. 559 00:27:02,183 --> 00:27:03,515 People also have sort of said 560 00:27:03,517 --> 00:27:05,785 malaria might have been a -- a cause of death. 561 00:27:05,787 --> 00:27:08,187 There are a lot of maybes in this Tut story. 562 00:27:08,189 --> 00:27:09,722 Yes, I mean, that's an another reason 563 00:27:09,724 --> 00:27:11,124 why people keep coming back to him, 564 00:27:11,126 --> 00:27:12,825 because he's one big maybe. 565 00:27:16,531 --> 00:27:20,132 We may never know for sure how Tutankhamun met his end, 566 00:27:20,134 --> 00:27:22,535 but we do know that his unexpected death 567 00:27:22,537 --> 00:27:27,607 calls into question the very legacy of his tomb's discovery. 568 00:27:27,609 --> 00:27:31,210 Dr. Ikram suggests that we meet in Tahrir square, 569 00:27:31,212 --> 00:27:33,613 in downtown Cairo. 570 00:27:33,615 --> 00:27:35,615 It was here, in this square, 571 00:27:35,617 --> 00:27:38,350 that the Egyptian revolution of 2011 -- 572 00:27:38,352 --> 00:27:41,020 locally known as the January 25th Revolution -- 573 00:27:41,022 --> 00:27:44,957 began, and took place all across Egypt. 574 00:27:44,959 --> 00:27:48,627 I'm here to visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities. 575 00:27:48,629 --> 00:27:51,297 We've all seen a few Egyptian artifacts. 576 00:27:51,299 --> 00:27:52,832 This place has all of them. 577 00:27:52,834 --> 00:27:53,933 Wow! 578 00:27:55,837 --> 00:27:59,706 We're going to visit the clue that I might have missed 579 00:27:59,708 --> 00:28:03,643 in one of the most famous Egyptian artifacts of all -- 580 00:28:03,645 --> 00:28:05,979 King Tut's burial mask. 581 00:28:08,649 --> 00:28:10,249 Well, there he is. Yep. 582 00:28:10,251 --> 00:28:13,786 That is the world-famous death mask of Tutankhamun. 583 00:28:13,788 --> 00:28:17,123 Yep. This is the sort of most iconic piece in this museum. 584 00:28:17,125 --> 00:28:18,725 And in the world. Yep. 585 00:28:18,727 --> 00:28:20,727 There are lots of other mysteries 586 00:28:20,729 --> 00:28:22,862 associated with this king. 587 00:28:22,864 --> 00:28:24,463 And this mask, in fact, 588 00:28:24,465 --> 00:28:27,266 is the pivotal point for one of these big questions. 589 00:28:27,268 --> 00:28:28,334 WILDMAN: Okay. 590 00:28:28,336 --> 00:28:30,269 It was found on the body of the king, right? 591 00:28:30,271 --> 00:28:32,271 But people think that it actually 592 00:28:32,273 --> 00:28:34,139 wasn't made for Tutankhamun. 593 00:28:34,141 --> 00:28:35,241 Really? 594 00:28:37,479 --> 00:28:39,946 The face might have been replaced. 595 00:28:39,948 --> 00:28:42,015 And they put this face, which is definitely 596 00:28:42,017 --> 00:28:45,217 the sort of official portrait of Tutankhamun, in. 597 00:28:45,219 --> 00:28:47,219 And also, the ears, 598 00:28:47,221 --> 00:28:49,221 which were part of the original mask, 599 00:28:49,223 --> 00:28:51,691 were left there, but they put -- 600 00:28:51,693 --> 00:28:53,960 and now they've fallen off -- little disks, 601 00:28:53,962 --> 00:28:56,295 so that they weren't pierced. 602 00:28:56,297 --> 00:28:58,297 Being pierced would have only gone for a woman? 603 00:28:58,299 --> 00:28:59,899 Yes, the idea was, in fact, 604 00:28:59,901 --> 00:29:01,567 that this had actually belonged 605 00:29:01,569 --> 00:29:04,704 to a royal woman who, in fact, 606 00:29:04,706 --> 00:29:06,306 put herself up as pharaoh. 607 00:29:06,308 --> 00:29:07,506 Oh, interesting. 608 00:29:14,782 --> 00:29:16,316 Now, this is the tricky bit. 609 00:29:16,318 --> 00:29:18,518 Right there, you can see a little text. 610 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:19,918 Of the cartouche. 611 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:20,986 The cartouche. Yes. 612 00:29:20,988 --> 00:29:23,655 You have the name of Tutankhamun. 613 00:29:23,657 --> 00:29:27,593 Right. But scholars have said that that had been erased 614 00:29:27,595 --> 00:29:29,395 and then Tutankhamun was put there. 615 00:29:29,397 --> 00:29:32,999 Scholars have argued that you can actually see another name 616 00:29:33,001 --> 00:29:35,268 underneath Tut's on the cartouche. 617 00:29:35,270 --> 00:29:37,737 I came to you to find out if Tut had been murdered. 618 00:29:37,739 --> 00:29:39,405 Now I find out that the mask 619 00:29:39,407 --> 00:29:41,874 that we all know and love was actually made 620 00:29:41,876 --> 00:29:43,609 for someone other than Tutankhamun. 621 00:29:43,611 --> 00:29:45,411 I mean, this is the thing about history. 622 00:29:45,413 --> 00:29:49,749 It's always changing by each new piece of evidence we find. 623 00:29:49,751 --> 00:29:52,952 In -- in a way, we've unmasked Tutankhamun. 624 00:29:52,954 --> 00:29:53,886 Yep. 625 00:29:58,226 --> 00:30:02,094 Could the most recognized artifacts in the world, 626 00:30:02,096 --> 00:30:04,096 representing the most famous pharaoh 627 00:30:04,098 --> 00:30:07,633 of all time, be hand-me-downs? 628 00:30:07,635 --> 00:30:09,235 If this theory is true, 629 00:30:09,237 --> 00:30:12,371 it means that King Tut's famous death mask 630 00:30:12,373 --> 00:30:15,241 had actually been made for another person -- 631 00:30:15,243 --> 00:30:16,842 and a female, at that. 632 00:30:16,844 --> 00:30:20,580 So, who is this mystery woman, and how does her legacy 633 00:30:20,582 --> 00:30:23,182 impact what we think we know about King Tut? 634 00:30:34,224 --> 00:30:37,024 WILDMAN: I'm in Egypt investigating a new theory 635 00:30:37,026 --> 00:30:40,628 about the world's most famous pharaoh, King Tut. 636 00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:44,632 His sudden death in 1323 BC at the age of 19 637 00:30:44,634 --> 00:30:46,267 shocked his kingdom, 638 00:30:46,269 --> 00:30:49,704 and his hasty burial left several questions. 639 00:30:49,706 --> 00:30:54,475 So, was King Tut's death mask even made for him 640 00:30:54,477 --> 00:30:57,779 or was it actually intended for someone else? 641 00:30:57,781 --> 00:31:02,183 And could that person be a woman? 642 00:31:02,185 --> 00:31:04,986 There's something I would like to show you in this case. 643 00:31:04,988 --> 00:31:06,988 Dr. Yasmin El-Shazly, 644 00:31:06,990 --> 00:31:09,724 the former head of the museum's collection department, 645 00:31:09,726 --> 00:31:13,327 suggested I return to Cairo to revisit King Tut artifacts 646 00:31:13,329 --> 00:31:16,531 that may hold the answers. 647 00:31:16,533 --> 00:31:18,132 This is all Tutankhamun. 648 00:31:18,134 --> 00:31:20,868 Right. Okay. And look at this statue. 649 00:31:20,870 --> 00:31:24,204 Do you notice anything unusual about it? 650 00:31:24,206 --> 00:31:26,607 It almost looks like I'm looking at a woman's body, 651 00:31:26,609 --> 00:31:29,610 just in the general stance there, right? 652 00:31:29,612 --> 00:31:30,678 Yeah. Exactly. 653 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,479 I mean, it even has breasts, right? 654 00:31:32,481 --> 00:31:34,281 Yes. 655 00:31:34,283 --> 00:31:36,017 You know that Tutankhamun died very young. 656 00:31:36,019 --> 00:31:37,819 Of course. He was about 18 years old. 657 00:31:37,821 --> 00:31:39,520 So he did not have much time 658 00:31:39,522 --> 00:31:42,090 to have a tomb properly prepared for him. 659 00:31:42,092 --> 00:31:45,826 So it makes sense that a lot of the material in his tomb 660 00:31:45,828 --> 00:31:47,161 was not originally made for him, 661 00:31:47,163 --> 00:31:49,430 but was reused from other rulers. 662 00:31:49,432 --> 00:31:51,699 Well, that's the whole idea here. 663 00:31:51,701 --> 00:31:53,300 Because he died so young, 664 00:31:53,302 --> 00:31:55,302 the whole preparation for his burial 665 00:31:55,304 --> 00:31:57,238 would have been a rush job, basically. 666 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,507 And so you're saying that some of these materials 667 00:31:59,509 --> 00:32:01,242 were repurposed for Tutankhamun? 668 00:32:01,244 --> 00:32:02,243 Fascinating. 669 00:32:02,245 --> 00:32:05,979 Once again, we see evidence of a woman 670 00:32:05,981 --> 00:32:07,782 in King Tut's burial objects. 671 00:32:07,784 --> 00:32:11,786 So who was this royal woman? 672 00:32:11,788 --> 00:32:13,788 Wow, these are so cool-looking. 673 00:32:13,790 --> 00:32:14,989 What are they? 674 00:32:14,991 --> 00:32:15,989 They're coffinettes. 675 00:32:15,991 --> 00:32:18,259 The internal organs go into these. 676 00:32:18,261 --> 00:32:21,262 They're individually mummified, inserted into these coffinettes. 677 00:32:21,264 --> 00:32:22,930 So many layers. It's amazing. 678 00:32:22,932 --> 00:32:24,866 The inside of the coffinette, 679 00:32:24,868 --> 00:32:26,934 which, unfortunately, I won't be able to show you, 680 00:32:26,936 --> 00:32:29,537 has clear evidence of recarving. 681 00:32:29,539 --> 00:32:30,805 Oh, okay. 682 00:32:30,807 --> 00:32:32,940 So the name seems to have been altered, 683 00:32:32,942 --> 00:32:35,943 and scholars believe that it was altered 684 00:32:35,945 --> 00:32:39,614 from Ankheperura Neferneferuaten. 685 00:32:39,616 --> 00:32:42,483 That ruler was probably Nefertiti. 686 00:32:42,485 --> 00:32:45,219 That's amazing. Yeah. 687 00:32:45,221 --> 00:32:48,689 The royal family tree tells us 688 00:32:48,691 --> 00:32:51,626 that Neferneferuaten -- Nefertiti for short -- 689 00:32:51,628 --> 00:32:55,630 was a powerful and strikingly beautiful Egyptian queen. 690 00:32:55,632 --> 00:32:58,031 She was also Tut's stepmother 691 00:32:58,033 --> 00:33:00,234 and mother-in-law at the same time. 692 00:33:00,236 --> 00:33:03,370 Some experts think the treasures from Tut's tomb 693 00:33:03,372 --> 00:33:05,372 weren't intended for Tut at all, 694 00:33:05,374 --> 00:33:07,842 but were actually made for Queen Nefertiti. 695 00:33:07,844 --> 00:33:10,043 WILDMAN: Wow. 696 00:33:10,045 --> 00:33:12,380 So breathtaking to look at this. 697 00:33:12,382 --> 00:33:13,981 If you look at this coffin, 698 00:33:13,983 --> 00:33:16,650 the decoration is very similar to the decoration 699 00:33:16,652 --> 00:33:18,452 on the coffinettes. Yes. 700 00:33:18,454 --> 00:33:22,122 So because this coffin looks like the coffinettes... 701 00:33:22,124 --> 00:33:24,124 Mm-hmm. ...this belongs to the same person that the coffinettes. 702 00:33:24,126 --> 00:33:25,926 Possibly. Yes. 703 00:33:25,928 --> 00:33:29,263 And that -- that person was Nefertiti. 704 00:33:29,265 --> 00:33:31,265 We're talking about a theory here. 705 00:33:31,267 --> 00:33:32,800 Yes. We're talking about a theory. 706 00:33:32,802 --> 00:33:34,402 But we do have the coffinettes 707 00:33:34,404 --> 00:33:37,138 that actually bear evidence of recarving. 708 00:33:37,140 --> 00:33:41,809 It's all so much fun. Those -- the coffinettes were almost certainly reused. 709 00:33:41,811 --> 00:33:44,678 It's a really fun story. 710 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:46,481 You know, ancient Egyptian history is like 711 00:33:46,483 --> 00:33:48,215 a huge jigsaw puzzle. Yeah. 712 00:33:48,217 --> 00:33:49,750 Every once in a while, 713 00:33:49,752 --> 00:33:51,552 you find a piece and you start piecing things together. 714 00:33:51,554 --> 00:33:54,155 But you'll -- Unfortunately, it'll never be complete. 715 00:33:54,157 --> 00:33:56,290 So, why would King Tut's artifacts 716 00:33:56,292 --> 00:33:57,825 have been made for Queen Nefertiti? 717 00:33:57,827 --> 00:34:02,429 Some believe Queen Nefertiti was actually a pharaoh -- 718 00:34:02,431 --> 00:34:06,834 the mysterious man who ruled Egypt before King Tut. 719 00:34:06,836 --> 00:34:09,303 Very little is known about this pharaoh, 720 00:34:09,305 --> 00:34:12,372 but he came right before King Tut. 721 00:34:12,374 --> 00:34:15,910 Many have speculated that he was a she -- 722 00:34:15,912 --> 00:34:17,378 Queen Nefertiti. 723 00:34:17,380 --> 00:34:22,483 To this day, Nefertiti's tomb has never been discovered. 724 00:34:24,119 --> 00:34:28,322 In the excitement of the King Tut discovery, 725 00:34:28,324 --> 00:34:31,125 Carter figured he had found one of the last tombs 726 00:34:31,127 --> 00:34:32,526 in the Valley of the Kings. 727 00:34:32,528 --> 00:34:36,063 But a new theory has emerged in the past few years, 728 00:34:36,065 --> 00:34:39,400 linking the legacies, and possibly the tombs, 729 00:34:39,402 --> 00:34:41,402 of King Tut and Nefertiti. 730 00:34:41,404 --> 00:34:43,671 Is this just the tip of an iceberg? 731 00:34:43,673 --> 00:34:48,542 Is Tut's tomb really a clue to finding another famous royal? 732 00:34:48,544 --> 00:34:51,779 Are we one step closer to the infamous Nefertiti? 733 00:35:03,559 --> 00:35:06,026 WILDMAN: I'm exploring fascinating new insights 734 00:35:06,028 --> 00:35:08,963 into the extraordinary story of King Tut. 735 00:35:08,965 --> 00:35:11,165 Carter's discovery of Tut's tomb 736 00:35:11,167 --> 00:35:16,703 is hands down the most important archaeological find of all time, 737 00:35:16,705 --> 00:35:18,973 but it may have also brought us a step closer 738 00:35:18,975 --> 00:35:21,308 to something equally remarkable -- 739 00:35:21,310 --> 00:35:24,645 the tomb of Nefertiti, one of the most renowned 740 00:35:24,647 --> 00:35:27,514 but least understood queens in history. 741 00:35:27,516 --> 00:35:32,253 In fact, there's a new theory, fueled by new technology, 742 00:35:32,255 --> 00:35:35,356 that Queen Nefertiti's tomb is actually connected to Tut's, 743 00:35:35,358 --> 00:35:39,994 and that just beyond the walls of Tut's chamber lies another, 744 00:35:39,996 --> 00:35:43,631 possibly more exquisite tomb -- the tomb of Nefertiti. 745 00:35:45,134 --> 00:35:47,802 The Factum Foundation, 746 00:35:47,804 --> 00:35:50,871 a Spanish team of conservationists specializing 747 00:35:50,873 --> 00:35:53,407 in revolutionary 3D-scanning technology, 748 00:35:53,409 --> 00:35:57,611 is creating exact replicas of tombs throughout Egypt 749 00:35:57,613 --> 00:36:00,080 that tourists can visit to ease the wear and tear 750 00:36:00,082 --> 00:36:01,349 on these ancient sites. 751 00:36:05,755 --> 00:36:08,222 So, what does this new technology mean 752 00:36:08,224 --> 00:36:10,490 for ancient Egypt? 753 00:36:10,492 --> 00:36:13,827 Answers may lie in the extraordinary 3D replica 754 00:36:13,829 --> 00:36:15,695 of King Tut's tomb. 755 00:36:15,697 --> 00:36:19,300 Look at that. Amazing. 756 00:36:19,302 --> 00:36:20,834 That is beautiful. 757 00:36:20,836 --> 00:36:22,369 So, this is your work, right here? 758 00:36:22,371 --> 00:36:23,304 ISMAIL: Yes. 759 00:36:23,306 --> 00:36:25,839 This is the burial chamber of Tut. 760 00:36:25,841 --> 00:36:28,709 You can see how precise the surface is. 761 00:36:28,711 --> 00:36:30,978 So, not only the -- the images, 762 00:36:30,980 --> 00:36:33,647 but also the imperfections and the -- 763 00:36:33,649 --> 00:36:36,717 and the aging of this wall has been replicated. 764 00:36:36,719 --> 00:36:38,052 Yes. That's the main idea. 765 00:36:38,054 --> 00:36:41,988 What we're trying to do is to show it in the state it is, 766 00:36:41,990 --> 00:36:43,591 so we can spend more time 767 00:36:43,593 --> 00:36:45,793 without damaging the original monument. 768 00:36:45,795 --> 00:36:46,861 Mm-hmm. 769 00:36:46,863 --> 00:36:49,396 This is what we call responsible tourism. 770 00:36:49,398 --> 00:36:51,465 But in their effort to protect the past, 771 00:36:51,467 --> 00:36:53,400 these conservationists 772 00:36:53,402 --> 00:36:56,137 may have stumbled upon something new. 773 00:36:56,139 --> 00:37:00,808 Dr. Peter Brand meets up with me at the replica. 774 00:37:00,810 --> 00:37:04,078 Can new technology help us get below the surface 775 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:07,148 of what we think we know about Tut's tomb? 776 00:37:07,150 --> 00:37:10,618 It's incredible what an opportunity this presents. 777 00:37:10,620 --> 00:37:12,552 I mean, the study that can be done. 778 00:37:12,554 --> 00:37:15,556 Well, you know, when they made these three-dimensional scans, 779 00:37:15,558 --> 00:37:18,492 they started circulating them among Egyptologists, 780 00:37:18,494 --> 00:37:20,494 and people started looking at these things closer. 781 00:37:20,496 --> 00:37:23,163 And they started finding these strange anomalies 782 00:37:23,165 --> 00:37:25,365 that made some Egyptologists suspect 783 00:37:25,367 --> 00:37:27,367 that there was something behind that wall. 784 00:37:27,369 --> 00:37:29,369 Things they hadn't suspected before, 785 00:37:29,371 --> 00:37:30,905 seeing the actual tomb. 786 00:37:30,907 --> 00:37:33,173 No, because nobody had looked at it this way, 787 00:37:33,175 --> 00:37:35,509 that the 3D technology allows you to do. 788 00:37:35,511 --> 00:37:36,577 That is fascinating. 789 00:37:36,579 --> 00:37:39,246 So, if we go over here, 790 00:37:39,248 --> 00:37:41,916 and come down into the burial chamber itself, 791 00:37:41,918 --> 00:37:45,652 you have this beautiful wall that has paintings. 792 00:37:45,654 --> 00:37:47,855 And these paintings are really interesting 793 00:37:47,857 --> 00:37:49,656 for a variety of reasons. 794 00:37:49,658 --> 00:37:51,258 After the scans were made, 795 00:37:51,260 --> 00:37:53,661 they looked literally behind the paintings 796 00:37:53,663 --> 00:37:55,863 and they saw that the surface is kind of wobbly. 797 00:37:55,865 --> 00:37:58,198 It looks flat, but it's actually very wobbly. 798 00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:01,068 Well, they started studying the patterns of these wobbles 799 00:38:01,070 --> 00:38:03,070 and noticed that there might be 800 00:38:03,072 --> 00:38:04,772 a hidden chamber behind this wall. 801 00:38:08,678 --> 00:38:11,412 Right now, it is actually speculation 802 00:38:11,414 --> 00:38:14,281 because they think they found a void. 803 00:38:14,283 --> 00:38:17,351 Maybe it's a doorway, maybe it's a chamber, 804 00:38:17,353 --> 00:38:19,620 but it could just be a crack in the stone. 805 00:38:19,622 --> 00:38:22,556 Or it could have Queen Nefertari behind there. 806 00:38:22,558 --> 00:38:25,225 WILDMAN: That's the big news. 807 00:38:25,227 --> 00:38:26,961 I mean, if there's something a -- 808 00:38:26,963 --> 00:38:29,229 a -- another pharaoh, basically, right -- 809 00:38:29,231 --> 00:38:32,099 a queen, but a pharaoh -- behind this wall, 810 00:38:32,101 --> 00:38:35,636 that's the greatest archaeological find times two, 811 00:38:35,638 --> 00:38:36,770 if not more, right? 812 00:38:36,772 --> 00:38:39,240 Yes. It would be revolutionary. 813 00:38:43,246 --> 00:38:45,312 Why not just drill a hole in and see? 814 00:38:45,314 --> 00:38:47,514 Well, would you drill a hole 815 00:38:47,516 --> 00:38:49,049 in the middle of the Mona Lisa to see what's behind her? 816 00:38:49,051 --> 00:38:51,318 No. I wouldn't do it. I get it, totally. 817 00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:53,454 This is a crazy irony. 818 00:38:53,456 --> 00:38:55,522 You have potentially the second-most-incredible 819 00:38:55,524 --> 00:38:57,791 archaeological find of all time, 820 00:38:57,793 --> 00:38:59,126 but you can't see it because it's inside 821 00:38:59,128 --> 00:39:01,261 the most incredible one. Yes. 822 00:39:01,263 --> 00:39:03,064 If you wanted to go behind this wall, 823 00:39:03,066 --> 00:39:06,467 you would have to destroy a priceless painting. 824 00:39:06,469 --> 00:39:08,001 And then, what if there's nothing there? 825 00:39:08,003 --> 00:39:09,336 Well, that's the problem. 826 00:39:09,338 --> 00:39:11,138 You're between a rock and a hard place. 827 00:39:11,140 --> 00:39:12,740 Kind of. Exactly. 828 00:39:18,548 --> 00:39:21,148 So, does Queen Nefertiti really lie 829 00:39:21,150 --> 00:39:23,417 beyond the walls of King Tut's tomb? 830 00:39:23,419 --> 00:39:25,752 If this theory could be proven right, 831 00:39:25,754 --> 00:39:28,288 it would be the greatest archaeological find 832 00:39:28,290 --> 00:39:32,393 of the 21st century -- maybe of all time. 833 00:39:42,624 --> 00:39:45,959 King Tut is once again front and center 834 00:39:45,961 --> 00:39:47,961 in a quest for hidden treasure. 835 00:39:47,963 --> 00:39:49,296 But this time, the search is 836 00:39:49,298 --> 00:39:52,700 for the identity of the true owner of the tomb itself. 837 00:39:52,702 --> 00:39:56,971 The mystery of what may lie beyond the walls 838 00:39:56,973 --> 00:39:59,706 has renewed the frenzy around the boy king. 839 00:39:59,708 --> 00:40:02,710 The passion that once engulfed Howard Carter in his hunt 840 00:40:02,712 --> 00:40:05,846 for the tomb has now been passed on to a new generation 841 00:40:05,848 --> 00:40:08,248 of archaeologists. 842 00:40:08,250 --> 00:40:11,385 Those scans along the wall suggest 843 00:40:11,387 --> 00:40:14,054 that another chamber lies beyond, 844 00:40:14,056 --> 00:40:16,323 and that the one and only Queen Nefertiti 845 00:40:16,325 --> 00:40:20,394 may still reside within. 846 00:40:20,396 --> 00:40:22,129 While The Factum Foundation 847 00:40:22,131 --> 00:40:24,798 was scanning the walls of Tutankhamun's tomb, 848 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:29,003 irregularities in the material tipped archaeologists off 849 00:40:29,005 --> 00:40:31,872 that one of the walls could actually be a secret door 850 00:40:31,874 --> 00:40:35,142 protecting another royal's tomb. 851 00:40:35,144 --> 00:40:38,212 The possibility of new discoveries 852 00:40:38,214 --> 00:40:41,348 in the Valley of the Kings has Egyptologists around the world 853 00:40:41,350 --> 00:40:44,618 excited to see what new scans tell us. 854 00:40:44,620 --> 00:40:47,288 The scans have caused quite the controversy. 855 00:40:47,290 --> 00:40:50,224 Any real investigation is yet to even begin. 856 00:40:50,226 --> 00:40:51,758 I mean, the problem is, 857 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:53,760 to find out what's behind this wall, 858 00:40:53,762 --> 00:40:55,762 you have to go through this wall, 859 00:40:55,764 --> 00:40:57,097 and nobody is gonna do that. 860 00:40:57,099 --> 00:40:58,699 This is the most precious piece 861 00:40:58,701 --> 00:41:01,168 of archaeological history ever found. 862 00:41:01,170 --> 00:41:06,607 So the mystery lies beyond and may stay there forever. 863 00:41:17,453 --> 00:41:20,121 [ Men speaking in native language ] 864 00:41:35,604 --> 00:41:38,806 The river Nile flows on, 865 00:41:38,808 --> 00:41:42,476 just as it did some 3,000 years ago. 866 00:41:42,478 --> 00:41:45,880 For generations, the legend of Tutankhamun 867 00:41:45,882 --> 00:41:49,015 has mystified both Egyptians and Westerners alike 868 00:41:49,017 --> 00:41:50,350 in their dogged quest 869 00:41:50,352 --> 00:41:52,820 to unlock the secrets of ancient Egypt. 870 00:41:52,822 --> 00:41:55,089 And a hundred years after the greatest 871 00:41:55,091 --> 00:41:59,025 archaeological find in history, the story of the boy king 872 00:41:59,027 --> 00:42:00,361 remains alive in people's hearts. 873 00:42:00,363 --> 00:42:03,564 But his unearthed tomb 874 00:42:03,566 --> 00:42:06,567 might just be a piece of another larger puzzle -- 875 00:42:06,569 --> 00:42:09,903 one that perpetuates the intrigues and secrets 876 00:42:09,905 --> 00:42:11,772 that lie beneath the Egyptian sands. 877 00:42:13,242 --> 00:42:16,109 So what will the next 100 years bring? 878 00:42:16,111 --> 00:42:18,912 Will King Tut provide yet another clue 879 00:42:18,914 --> 00:42:22,649 into the endless mystery that is ancient Egypt? 880 00:42:22,651 --> 00:42:25,753 Only time will tell. 880 00:42:26,305 --> 00:43:26,900 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm