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wall, then the second is dismantled and laid against the first,

the third against the second and so on until the last shrine,

containing the sarcophagus<,> is reached. Then, working in reverse

order, the smallest shrine will be removed first from the tomb<,>

it its sections, of course, then the smallest but one, and so on,

until there is sufficient room for the largest and outermost

shrine to be moved out. After clearing the sepulchral hall the

arch<a>eologists will turn to the store room, and this may be as

much, as<,> if not more than<,> can be accomplished this season.

Then, the annexe, in its chaotic state of confi/<u>sion, has to be

cleared. Some idea of the work ahead may be gathered from the

fact that so far about seven hundred objects have been removed

from the tomb, and it is estimated that they do not constitute

one quarter of the total number of objects there, and many of

the most priceless pieces of art are yet to come.

~~Why has Tutankhamen aroused such world wide interest.~~

~~Previous to this discovery not one person in ten thousand had~~

~~ever heard of his name~~

Great interest naturally centres on the finding of the

dead king himself. As to his actual presence in the tomb there

seems to be little doubt. Apart from the regalia and splendour

with which he should be surrounded<,> his actual body will provide

much of interest. There are one or two great experts on mummies

in Cairo at present and they should be able to give us much im-

portant information when they have seen Tutankhamen. Next season

the body will be examined by X-rays and it should be possible

by the examination, in the photos <thus> taken, of ~~pictures~~/<the junctures>of certain

bones to determine the age of the king to within a year or so.

Furthermore, measurements of the king and the examination of

his features may help to solve the mystery of who this shadowry