I happened to be at The Valley of Kings in May to see an excavation take place of a newly discovered tomb and 3(? 4) mummies were removed. Discovery channel were there but apart from that they were the only cameras and there wasnt even a crowd at all- most people chosing to stroll past disinterestingly. We got heaps of cool photos of the removals of the bodies which were covered with a simple plastic sheet which Im sure would have been flapping if there was wind in the valley of kings but the most remarkable of all was the lax attitude of all concerned. The egyptians smoking while trying to remove the mummies at the same time and getting distracted by us standing there (you have money?? we put on good show? one pound one pound, one pound for my sons and daughters lady). I guess I was just surprised that something that should be so important wasnt even of any concern. I kept an eye out for any info on what/ who the mummies were but I still havent been able to find anything. does anyone else know?
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I happened to be at The Valley of Kings in May to see an excavation take place of a newly discovered tomb and 3(? 4) mummies were removed. Discovery channel were there but apart from that they were the only cameras and there wasnt even a crowd at all- most people chosing to stroll past disinterestingly. We got heaps of cool photos of the removals of the bodies which were covered with a simple plastic sheet which Im sure would have been flapping if there was wind in the valley of kings but the most remarkable of all was the lax attitude of all concerned. The egyptians smoking while trying to remove the mummies at the same time and getting distracted by us standing there (you have money?? we put on good show? one pound one pound, one pound for my sons and daughters lady). I guess I was just surprised that something that should be so important wasnt even of any concern. I kept an eye out for any info on what/ who the mummies were but I still havent been able to find anything. does anyone else know?