When I was there twenty years ago, it was May and the outdoor temperature was around 50 deg. c. Hordes of tourists were crammed in Seti's tomb in a slow-crawling line. The humidity was awful and the smell of human sweat was like being in the worst gym ever. You had to wonder how long the artwork was going to last under these conditions. I'm glad the government closed this down for restoration. Now let's hope they limit admittance not just by admission costs, but by monitoring humidity levels, as other such sites do. Yes, it's elitist to do this, but without restrictions on the number of humans allowed into the tomb, the decorative work will cease to exist.
The bit about Victorians having mummy unwrapping parties is wild. What do they do with them afterwards? You're just gunna have a dead body sitting around or what?
I remember watching a show set in the late 1890s that depicted this practice; Murdoch Mysteries I think. Of course, the unwrapping was used as a way to murder someone, but that's just what happens sometimes.
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estranho on May 24th, 2022 at 01:09 UTC »
The only reason there are pyramids in Egypt is because they were too heavy for the British to steal.
kr1333 on May 24th, 2022 at 01:45 UTC »
When I was there twenty years ago, it was May and the outdoor temperature was around 50 deg. c. Hordes of tourists were crammed in Seti's tomb in a slow-crawling line. The humidity was awful and the smell of human sweat was like being in the worst gym ever. You had to wonder how long the artwork was going to last under these conditions. I'm glad the government closed this down for restoration. Now let's hope they limit admittance not just by admission costs, but by monitoring humidity levels, as other such sites do. Yes, it's elitist to do this, but without restrictions on the number of humans allowed into the tomb, the decorative work will cease to exist.
not_a_library on May 24th, 2022 at 02:59 UTC »
The bit about Victorians having mummy unwrapping parties is wild. What do they do with them afterwards? You're just gunna have a dead body sitting around or what?
I remember watching a show set in the late 1890s that depicted this practice; Murdoch Mysteries I think. Of course, the unwrapping was used as a way to murder someone, but that's just what happens sometimes.