by Joyce Kohl
October 9, 1998
[Note: Except for the placement of the death mask photograph and the Go Inside formatting, this simplistic sample report is EXACTLY as exported to HTML format. Nothing has been changed. If this were a real research paper or report, I would center the heading, add sub-headings, put quoted material in blocks, rearrange paragraphs, etc.]
"Tutankhamun or Tutankhamen (1343-1325
BC), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, the son-in-law of Akhenaton, whom he succeeded.
He became pharaoh at about the age of 9 and ruled until his death at about the age of 18.
Peace was brought to Egypt during his reign as the worship of Amon, abandoned under
Akhenaton, was restored and Thebes, the city sacred to Amon, was again made Egypt's
capital. Although he was not an important king, Tutankhamen is well known today because
his tomb, containing fabulous treasures, was found virtually intact by the British
archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922. "1
"sarcophagus sarcophagus (sär-kof??-g?s) noun plural sarcophagi (-ji´) or sarcophaguses A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture. [Latin, from Greek sarkophagos, coffin, from (lithos) sarkophagos, limestone that consumed the flesh of corpses laid in it : sarx, sark-, flesh + -phagos, -phagous.] Word History: A gruesome name befits a gruesome thing, as in the case of sarcophagus, our term for a stone coffin, often a decorated one, that is located above ground. The word comes to us from Latin and Greek, having been derived in Greek from sarx,"flesh," and phagein,"to eat." The Greek word sarkophagos meant "eating flesh," and in the phrase lithos ("stone") sarcophagos denoted a limestone that was thought to decompose the flesh of corpses placed in it. The Greek term used by itself as a noun then came to mean "coffin." The term was carried over into Latin, where sarcophagus was used in the phrase lapis ("stone") sarcophagus, referring to the same stone as in Greek. Sarcophagus used as a noun in Latin meant "coffin of any material." This Latin word was borrowed into English, first being recorded in 1601 with reference to the flesh-consuming stone and then in 1705 with reference to a stone coffin. Excerpted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V., further reproduction and distribution restricted in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved."
"Dramatic Scene in Tutankhamen Tomb as Explorers' Chisels Reveal Sarcophagus Under Gold Canopy Unimagined Archeological Treasures Found in Chamber Next to One in Which Is Coffin of Pharaoh. Canopic Jar, Believed to Contain Heart of the King, Stands Under Canopy Covering Body. St. Louis Post-Dispatch February 17, 1923 British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon found Egyptian King Tutankhamen's tomb near Luxor in November 1922. The inner crypt was finally opened in February 1923, and this St. Louis Post-Dispatch report notes the drama of the moment when the tomb's rich treasures came to light. " 2
St. Louis Post-Dispatch is cited as source, and is hyperlinked to the Web. Going to the Websiite was easy. Finding anything about King Tut wasn't successful. Even searching the archives resulted in nothing at all being found. 3
"Tutankhamun or Tutankhamen (1343-1325 BC), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, the son-in-law of Akhenaton, whom he succeeded. He became pharaoh at about the age of 9 and ruled until his death at about the age of 18. Peace was brought to Egypt during his reign as the worship of Amon, abandoned under Akhenaton, was restored and Thebes, the city sacred to Amon, was again made Egypt's capital. Although he was not an important king, Tutankhamen is well known today because his tomb, containing fabulous treasures, was found virtually intact by the British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922. "4
"http://www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/gri/4sea1not.html"5
"The death mask of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is made of gold inlaid with lapis lazuli and carnelian. The mask comes from the innermost mummy case in the pharaoh's tomb and stands 54 cm (21 in) high. Bridgeman Art Library " 6
Death Mask of Tutankhamun (Illustration), 7
"Archaeologists who study ancient civilizations also often concentrate on particular regions. Egyptologists, for instance, study the civilization of ancient Egypt. Generations of Egyptologists have studied the numerous finds from the well-preserved tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. This tomb is located in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes and was found by British archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922. Other archaeologists have recorded architectural details, paintings, and inscriptions from the many other tombs in the Valley of the Kings. These works are in danger of eroding in Egypt's harsh desert environment. Egyptological research projects also study numerous other important sites along the Nile River valley—including the city of Memphis and the Old Kingdom mortuary complex of Giza—as well as north to the Mediterranean Sea, east to the Sinai Peninsula, and south into the Nubian Desert. "8
"Because many items disintegrate over time, archaeologists get an incomplete view of the past that they must fill in with other kinds of information and educated reasoning. On rare occasions, however, delicate objects have been preserved. For example, fabrics and flowers were found in the celebrated tomb of Tutankhamun, an Egyptian pharaoh who was buried in 1323 BC. "9
1Tutankhamun
2Discovery of King Tut's Tomb
3King Tut
4Tutankhamun
5WWW
6Death Mask of Tutankhamun
7Death Mask of Tutankhamun
8Archaeology
9Archaeology
"Archaeology." Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia. 1999 Edition
"Death Mask of Tutankhamun." Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia. 1999 Edition
"Discovery of King Tut's Tomb." Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia. 1999 Edition
None. "King Tut." Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia. 1998 Edition
"Tutankhamun." Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia. 1999 Edition
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