wow 19 years old - so young but prob near middle age then

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

until I watched Egypt had only really heard of Tutankhamen

Baz posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

until I watched Egypt had only really heard of Tutankhamen

Now you’re an expert 

bliddy am

Evening Syd 

I wonder if that is why we 'Tut' through disappointment? be cause of "Tut"......... 

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

until I watched Egypt had only really heard of Tutankhamen

Now you’re an expert 

bliddy am

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

until I watched Egypt had only really heard of Tutankhamen

Now you’re an expert 

bliddy am

Yogi19 posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

until I watched Egypt had only really heard of Tutankhamen

 and the pyramids just nothing in depth - 

Syd posted:

I wonder if that is why we 'Tut' through disappointment? be cause of "Tut"......... 

Good point Syd 

40 degrees ....blow that !

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

until I watched Egypt had only really heard of Tutankhamen

 and the pyramids just nothing in depth - 

Ditto Ros, I knew very little......until we started watching all these programmes

Baz posted:

40 degrees ....blow that !

Boiling hot

Baz posted:

Syd posted:

I wonder if that is why we 'Tut' through disappointment? be cause of "Tut"......... 

Good point Syd 

yes

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

40 degrees ....blow that !

Boiling hot

very hot

5000 artefacts

I remember we saw this new place in another programme 

Baz posted:

I remember we saw this new place in another programme 

 Yes

Baz posted:

I remember we saw this new place in another programme 

yes thought it was familiar

Oh wow 

I wonder how much Carter made out of King Tut 

Baz posted:

I wonder how much Carter made out of King Tut 

Would be interested to know too, Baz 

The original excavations changed our fashion in clothes, jewelry and homeware   at the time..... they definitely left their mark on us ..... 

Syd posted:

The original excavations changed our fashion in clothes, jewelry and homeware   at the time..... they definitely left their mark on us ..... 

They certainly did Syd 

Baz posted:

I wonder how much Carter made out of King Tut 

true

I thought Carter opened the tomb in the 20s ....not the30s 

I don't think me paddling my canoe up the Thames would get me to my final destination!

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

I wonder how much Carter made out of King Tut 

Would be interested to know too, Baz 

Yes ...l wonder if he sold them to the museums ?

Syd posted:

I don't think me paddling my canoe up the Thames would get me to my final destination!

No ....me neither .....I’d need to bore downwards 

Syd posted:

The original excavations changed our fashion in clothes, jewelry and homeware   at the time..... they definitely left their mark on us ..... 

 Definitely did

I will have to dig my own hole to put my golden treasures..... mind you it wouldn't need to be that arduous...........

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

I wonder how much Carter made out of King Tut 

Would be interested to know too, Baz 

Yes ...l wonder if he sold them to the museums ?

Possibly

Look at all those hieroglyphics 

Syd posted:

I will have to dig my own hole to put my golden treasures..... mind you it wouldn't need to be that arduous...........

Syd posted:

I will have to dig my own hole to put my golden treasures..... mind you it wouldn't need to be that arduous...........

Ditto 

Baz posted:

Syd posted:

I don't think me paddling my canoe up the Thames would get me to my final destination!

No ....me neither .....I’d need to bore downwards 

Baz posted:

I thought Carter opened the tomb in the 20s ....not the30s 

so did I TBH - remember the disease thing and it was slightly more advanced in the 30's

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

I thought Carter opened the tomb in the 20s ....not the30s 

so did I TBH - remember the disease thing and it was slightly more advanced in the 30's

Baz posted:

Syd posted:

I will have to dig my own hole to put my golden treasures..... mind you it wouldn't need to be that arduous...........

Ditto 

same here

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

I thought Carter opened the tomb in the 20s ....not the30s 

so did I TBH - remember the disease thing and it was slightly more advanced in the 30's

You are both correct, it was in 1922

I find this fascinating, but, intrusive..........