National Geographic

Tutanchamonovy poklady I (1)

30.4.2018 od 17:00 do 18:00

A beautifully crafted ceremonial dagger made of iron found wrapped inside his mummified corpse has perplexed Egyptologists since it was first discovered. At the time of Tut's reign, the use of iron was not only rare - it was a metal the Ancient Egyptians had almost no expertise in. Now using X-ray analysis scientists have confirmed the iron came from a meteorite- suggesting Tutankhamun believed he had the blessings of the gods Now a brand new revelation suggests he also saw himself as a player on the world stage. Howard Carter found 1500 gold fragments underneath the chariots stacked inside the tomb but couldn't reconstruct the objects the fragments came from. Now, after years of painstaking conservation, they can be revealed as golden decorations for the chariots and the horses that would have pulled them. These breath-taking designs, not seen since the tomb doors were shut 3,300 years ago, portray Tutankhamun as an international leader, a king at the centre of the world.. Another treasure, hidden from view for decades, now reveals he was prepared to go to war to establish his superiority. The latest imaging techniques reveal that Tutankhamun's personal leather tunic is actually cutting edge battle armour- light, flexible but able to withstand the impact of an arrow. It was clothing designed to be used in war. As the evidence from the unseen golden artwork, the celestial dagger and the weapons of war come together we uncover the story of a boy who dragged a failing Egypt back from the brink and, in doing so, built an international reputation as a leader in less than a decade- a young King and leader who was powerful enough to re-establish a failing Egypt at the centre of the ancient world.

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