[article from: http://www.aton-ra.com/egitto/notizie-egitto/archeologia-egitto/410-chiude-tomba-tutankhamon.html and published on January 7, 2011]
Egypt - who, at least once in their lives, visited the Valley of the Kings in Luxor is considered lucky. Soon, it will be closed to the public three of the most important ancient pharaonic tombs housed there, including that of Tutankhamun. And the unlucky tourists who will not see a faithful reproduction of the original work, on the same site.
El Mundo said on Zahi Hawass, secretary General of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities, explaining that because of the continuous visits to the Valley of the Kings, "the breath and sweat 'of tourists (in a place where the thermometer in August also marks more than 50 degrees) the graves" risk were completely destroyed in just 200 years. "
WORKING TO COPY - Discovered in 1922 by British Howard Carter, famous for being the best preserved, the tomb of Tutankhamun is part of the draft of the Egyptian authorities together with those of Seti I and Queen Nefertari, respectively father and wife of Ramses II. Nefertari's tomb is located south of the Valley of the Kings, the less well-known Valley of the Queens. In any case, the authorities Egyptians do not exclude that other graves may then be closed to the public to prevent their deterioration. In the Valley of the Kings, meanwhile, a group of experts, through the use of laser beams, has already begun to "copy" decorations and paintings contained within the three tombs, which will be used to build reproductions. Some Egyptologists, notably El Mundo quotes Basaam el Shamaa, do not appreciate the project. "What assets can be represented by a reproduction?", They ask, while acknowledging that the risk of deterioration exist. But that might be overcome through ventilators and special machines to combat the problem of moisture.
'VALLEY REPRODUCTIVE "- Like it or not the most skeptical that El Mundo down dubbed the" Valley of the generation "will be completed within two months. Zahi Hawass is confident. "France has also banned visitors to visit the original Lascaux caves, but the visits have not decreased, however. And then "protect the historical heritage is more important than tourism '
Corriere della Sera
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