Let the sleeping pharaoh be

Sad in San Diego---san diego, california — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:35:32 GMT

How sad is this? How far are we willing to go to feed our selfishness? This WAS a sacred burial intended to remain undisturbed...for eternity!

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kawsar Elshinawi, Oakland, Ca — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:20:34 GMT

He is the King, we should not allow for his dead body to be exposed to the public in that manner, if scientists need to observe his body they should,but not to everybody. I visted his tomb in luxor fourty years ago,when it was still well preserved and vibrant, when I visited it last year, the colors on the walls were fading..it's human treasure, and it would be a better preserved, without overt exposure.

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Andy — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:42:27 GMT

Please get your facts straight, reporters. This is NOT the first ever viewing of Tut's face. In Howard Carters book, published in the 1930's, there is a photograph of the face, and indeed the entire body!

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Cody Lee, Las Vegas, NV — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:25:29 GMT

I've never agreed with this sort of conduct. How arrogant are we that we dig up sacred areas only to satisfy our own interests? The whole subject makes me sick.

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Lisa Sandiego California — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:32:57 GMT

He should be left to rest in peace, people are ruining something that is more than sacred!

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Barbara Bacchus, Panama, Rep. of Panama — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:43:10 GMT

Good of you to share this with the world. Thanks!

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Dawn, Conover, NC — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:52:57 GMT

I think this is pure disrespect. I know this body is a rare archeological find, and of course piques our morbid interests.

However, if this were my relative, and 3000 years from now (if the Earth is still turning) it MAY be my relative someone digs up, how heartbreaking that would be.

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Jill, New Jersey — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:16:55 GMT

Since when is there is time limit as to when it is OK to dig up a corpse? What would people say if we were to dig up Abraham Lincoln? (Oh it's ok because he died centuries ago) as opposed to say digging up John F. Kennedy which millions of people would have a heart attack over! No matter how much history has been made, bodies should be laid to rest and LEFT THERE! Whatever happened to having respect for the dead??

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Lisa McNeil,Alpharetta,Georgia — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:43:33 GMT

Dear Mr.Fletcher, When looking upon the face of King Tutankhamen there would never be the right words. You are so very fortunate to have been there when the were moving his body to the glass case. It is truly incredible how the face is preserved. I agree with you Mr.Fletcher I would be wondering what message the young King would bring. How sad he had to die so young. Very moving experience and exciting to see. Thank you for the report and the posting. I hope that King Tutankhamen stays preserved forever. Peace.

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patricia amador, los angeles california — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:13:46 GMT

What a shame to expose the body of this young King. I truly believe that disturbing his grave to put him on display has no significance at all. The dead should be left alone and given the respect they deserve. I suppose seeing a dark dried up mummy is something we just can't live without!

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Daniel Alan — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:17:14 GMT

I agree that revealing the face (or any other part) is completely inappropriate. This was his sacred burial place. This of course is all in the name of Anthropology (definitely a significant find). But also a sacred place. Anthropologists could have photographed the scene at the time of discovery and re-sealed the tomb. How unfortunate that the body and paintings are now fading and will never look the same again.

Anthropologists also raided the sacred burial place of 1500 souls at the site of the Titanic. All the history was known including the pattern of the fine China. This didn't stop them from looting their final resting place. What did we learn that wasn't already known and well documented?

Respect should be given to these sacred sites.

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Andy Katy, TX — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:17:28 GMT

Dear Martin,

You made numerous factual misstatements in your video piece on King Tut. To begin with, Howard Carter didn't break the mummy into pieces in a ruthless quest for the jewels wrapped with the mummy. He and his team took great care to preserve the tomb and its contents, including the mummy. They spent years clearing the tomb, and took great care to document, draw in situ, and photograph its contents. A decision was made to unwrap the mummy (the arguement can certainly be made this was a bad idea), but due to the excessive use of resins in the embalming, the bandages were stuck the the mummy, and unfortunately the mummy was subsequently broken in this process. Howard Carter was a man a very high morals, and devoted his life to finding, and preserving antiquities. Your rendering of him is a huge disservice, both to him personally and the many others from his team as well as the Egyptians that worked with the mummy.

Secondly, there IS NO CURSE for God's sake.
The so-called curse was invented by newspapermen to sell newspapers. Howard Carter gave exclusive reports to only one paper, The London Times, and the others were angered by this and invented the curse to have headlines. Lord Carnarvon did not die weeks after the discovery as you claim, but in April of 1923, aprox 5 MONTHS later. And there was nothing mysterious about his death. He was in poor health for many years, hence spending winters in the dry warm climate of Upper Egypt, and he didn't properly take care of an infection, and in those days didn't have access to or use antibiotics, and eventually he died. The lights were always going out in Cairo due to a very unreliable power grid. The story of his favorite Terrier dying at the same time was apocryphal, (ie. untrue), and finally and most glaringly, some simple research on your part would have revealed that Lord Carnarvon was from Highclere Castle, Berkshire, ENGLAND. Not Scotland.......

Other than that, great job......

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carmencheetah, North Carolina — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:19:51 GMT

How would you like it if someone dug up your deceased loved one and put him/her on display? Very Sad!

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chris anthony, des moines, iowa — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:02:45 GMT

leave the poor kid alone.

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H. Todd Joplin MO — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:40:25 GMT

Here is one reason I have chosen to be cremated when I pass. I hate to think that sometime in the future I would be dug up from an eternal rest and put on display like some circus side show freak. I am sure that God would not,and does not aprove of this barbaric practice. Sad In Missouri

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Clyde Parrish — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:47:52 GMT

How many years must a body be buried before grave robbing becomes archeology? This applies to anyone, not just royalty.

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Clyde Parrish, Beckley, WV — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:49:10 GMT

How many years must a body be buried before grave robbing becomes archeology? This applies to anyone, not just royalty.

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Tom A., Providence, RI — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:07:30 GMT

I think the pharaoh's should be left untouched, after all this is the ancient Egyptians religion, and how would we feel if in 2,000 years someone came by and dug up our graves?

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Mary, San Francisco — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:21:00 GMT

I agree, I don't see the point of revealing his body to the general public. I don't think most of us would want our dead bodies on display, most especially a king. I find it irreverant and the only purpose I see is that they hope to increase tourist visits.

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Disgusted, Kyle, TX — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:28:51 GMT

I agree with Sad in San Diego...this was his sacred burial ground. Do you want someone to disturb your grave? Nobody had the right to enter King Tut's grave. That's what's wrong with society today, we feed into our own greed and selfishness to bring pleasure to our own selves. You need to leave well enough alone.

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Mike Brown, Los Angeles, CA — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:48:03 GMT

For how long must a body be buried before its exhumation goes from sick to acceptable? We would not think of exposing the face of someone who died last year, or a generation ago, even if it was relatively well preserved. Does antiquity on the part of the dead really excuse morbidity on the part of the living?

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DW, LV, NV — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:06:09 GMT

I agree this burial is sacred. I find it very disturbing when graves are opened for the "sake of science". How would we feel if our loved ones were removed from the sites where we layed them to rest. Do the words "rest in peace" mean nothing? Leave these people alone, it doesn't matter how old they are, is this going to change our lives in any way....a future cure for cancer...alzheimers...juvenile diabetes..I doubt it. Do your research without disturbing the dead. Stay off of Holy ground and have some respect!

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Not surprised in Holland, MI — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:10:58 GMT

I think this is just another example of the lack of respect in our society today - somethings were just meant to be left alone.

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Kerala Varma — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:10:39 GMT

King Tut looks scary what with his ho.rse teeth and eyes seemingly prised out and to have died as a teenager beguiles History and perhaps greater glory had he lived a longer and fuller life. What a pity!

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devarakam John,Kuala Lumpur,malaysia. — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:15:51 GMT

It is interesting because of the legend surrounding the famous child king and also for the fact that we would not be able to come across another such find.I say that uttermost care must be excercised to maintain the royal status of the mummy.That should include the control of the number of tourist visitation,taking of pictures and all other necessary steps to maintain the mummy

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disgusted by the greed — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:41:57 GMT

how wrong it is to disturb someone's final resting place! King or no king, no one should be put on display like some kind of a side show freak. There's no reason for anyone to study his body...the poor guy is dead and has been since long before any of us were here. It doesn't really matter what the cause of death was...it happened over 3000 years ago, what's it matter now? put him back as you found him and let him rest in peace! How disgraceful.

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Robert Dunn — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:28:55 GMT

The United Nations should intervene to stop this cruel practise. Would George W. Bush like it if his body is dug up 3,000 years later and taken all over Iraq for public viewing?

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Opinon from Montana...Columbia Falls, MT — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:59:36 GMT

All I can think is how would we feel if the world decided to start digging up and displaying some of our past leaders in this manner. People like Abe Lincoln or George Washington. I agree with Sad in San Diego, the burial of a person is suppose to be forever. Digging up ancient cities is one thing, digging up bodies isn't necessary.

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M. Johnson, San Clemente, CA — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:38:58 GMT

Seeing this reminds me of the scene from 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark' where the Nazi's open the 'tomb' of the Ten Commandments and all those who are selfishly feasting their eyes on the sacred artifact, are instantly destroyed by the powers that be. Indeeed, this is a very sad story for the people of Egypt whose heritage and history is slowly fading away at the price of a cheap news story.

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john florida — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:59:38 GMT

CAN WE PLEASE LET THIS MAN REST IN PEACE. WHAT DOES IT SERVE TO SHOW HIS FACE??YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SEE A HISTORY THAT NO ONE TEACHES. THIS IS ALL FOR NOTHING LET HIM BE. WE HAVE LEARNED ALL THERE IS TO LEARN.STOP MAKING MONEY OVER HIS DEAD BODY.ENOUGH ALREADY.

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Riyadh — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:11:48 GMT

What would have happened if somebody have tried to take out the body of the Tut from his burial place just a month after his death for study? Out of curiosity, I have seen the video. I am feeling as if I have committed mistake. The golden mask of the boy King is far more beautiful to me.
This is a form of terrorism in name of tourism and archeology.

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REX @ POORTLAND OREGON U.S.A. — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:46:26 GMT

I.M.H.O. The TOMBS were not raid as people think. I think the Gold & tresures were passed from PHARAOH to PHARAOH. As far as I can find out there was not much GOLD & jewels in Egypt in that time frame. I think they 'MORTICIANS?' were afraid to go into King TUTS tomp to get the treasures. This is because they though he had some kind of illness when in fact he had a birth defect. I do not know if the scientists will be able to do a DNA test to see what he had if anything. It says here that they do not know who his father is. I thought it was ATANAUKIN'?' the Pharaoh that started the worship of the SUN GOD. He built a new capital to worship the sun god. Here is where the religious people started to worship a GOD that they could not see. This is when the PHARAOHS were afraid & banished MOSES from EGYPT. You see there are not many time frames to refer to. If the burials stopped 3000 years ago in the VALLY OF THE KINGS, when did Mummificiation stop? What was the people called that left EGYPT? When was the word JEW coined? Look up when & how was money created. REX

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King John Doe, Seattle, Wash. — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:13:49 GMT

People, people! We look at the living, why not the dead? It's not like they will get upset with you - and neither should anyone else if the carcass is thousands of years old. It isn't terrorism, it's fascination

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Gail — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:15:29 GMT

It would sicken you to see a relative dug up; however, we do not know anything about these pharoahs or what they did. We know about deaths of other people ie abraham lincoln,etc, because it happened so close to now. We could find something incredible to tell others in future centuries or we could possibly forget about it and leave him buried there forever without any knowledge. And you would probably be dead already if someone was so interested to dig up your relative so it really wouldn't matter. Get over it; it's life.