1、 Reading Task A GREAT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY IN THE 20TH CENTURY Pharaoh Tutankhamun was the most famous of all pharaohs but very unimportant as a ruler as his rule was so short.He ruled for about 8 or 9 years from 1334 to 1325 BC.So we know more about him after his death than we do NOTE:Pharaoh T
2、utankhamun about his rule when he was alive.The Egyptians believed in life after death.So they got all the goods they wanted to have with them in the next life buried in their tomb.The richer the person,the greater the number of goods.As Tutankhamun was a pharaoh,his tomb was filled with many wonder
3、ful treasures.It also contained statues of gods that would protect his tomb from evil spirits or thieves who might steal his treasures.The walls of the tomb,too,were covered with spells to preserve the pharaoh till he got safely to the Hall of Judgement.In the same way his body inside its three coff
4、ins was protected by four goddesses of the dead.By the tomb was a box containing four jars.They held the internal organs of the dead pharaoh,which were removed when he was turned into a mummy.First his brain was taken out of his head through his nose.Then his organs were removed and put into the jar
5、s.Only his heart was left inside the body.Finally his body was covered in a special salt and left for forty days to“dry”.After this time the body was a mummy and was ready to be wrapped up and buried.As well as the body there were instructions in the coffin on how to make the journey to the afterlif
6、e.Now act as an archaeologists and record all the goods that were found apart from the Pharaohs coffins.Object Material ColourDecorationBoxesBeautifully paintedTwo statues/Black Wearing gold shoes and carrying royal insigniaChairsGoldGolden With heads of animals and gods/Flowers/Vases/With beautiful
7、 flower designsBoxes/Black/Chests/White/Seat/Golden/CartGold Golden/1.How did they know whose tomb it was?2.Why do you think they thought these things came from another civilization?3.Why did Carter get excited when he noticed the door to the tomb was still fastened?Try and work out the answers to t
8、hese questions.1.How did they know whose tomb it was?2.Why do you think they thought these things came from another civilization?They read his name on a black box.Because they were so strange and wonderful more wonderful than anyone could imagine.3.Why did Carter get excited when he noticed the door
9、 to the tomb was still fastened?Because it meant that the tomb had not been opened by thieves.An important task of archaeologists is to secure the site from thieves.In pairs,think of what you would do if you were Howard Carter.Write down the first three things you would do to protect the site.1.I wo
10、uld have to lock the tomb securely so that thieves could not steal the finds.2.I would have to lock the tomb securely so that the sunlight and temperature would not affect the finds in the tomb.Otherwise the finds may be spoiled.3.I would have to lock the tomb securely so that I could record all the finds carefully,and I would not want any of the finds to be moved.
