第55期：Egypt Tomb Discovery

Even after death, Egyptian royalty still had to worry about protecting their prized possession from thieves. Watch Lisa Ling visit a secret tomb, where 40 mummies were hidden from tomb raiders.

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Beneath the sands, thousands of ancient Egyptians are on their afterlife journeys. __1____. And if you are royalty, much of your life was spent planning for your death. A king’s journey into the afterlife started with mummification. He would get the royal treatment . During a 70-day ritual, organs were removed and preserved. __2____. Pharaohs were buried with precious objects that would be useful later on. Canopic jars help organs to be reassembled in the afterlife. __3____. Mummies buried in the Valley of the Kings were sealed in their tombs and placed deep in the sands. With them were their prized possessions irresistible to thieves. By 900 BC, tomb raiding was so ramping, officials had to do something drastic. To protect their cherished pharaohs, they quietly transported all the mummies from the Valley of the Kings to a secret location.

Doctor Howatson and I set off for this place concealed in the hills above the city of Luxor.

-Here it is
-Oh, this is it?
-Could you believe?

Over 40 mummies were reburied in this hole hidden from tomb raiders. __4____.

“This one was running. And the goat came, and he stood there. When he was catching the goat, he found this shaft. And that was one of the most amazing discovery – 40 mummies.”

Three brothers entered the secret tunnel and must have been shocked by what they found.

“Oh…(all the kings) gold, and kings are looking at them. And… treasury and all of these beautiful stuff. Then they entered in this cache three times ingenious. During the three times, they took objects, treasury. ”