Where do the treasures from Tutankhamen

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Where do the treasures from Tutankhamens tomb
belong?The discovery party has the right to half
the antiquities it finds London Times December
,1st 1922.Egypts antiquities must stay in
Egypt! Ah-Ahram, Cairo, December 8th 1922.

• The story
• Egypt and the world were
• fascinated by the discovery in
• 1922 of King Tutankhamens tomb.
• Priceless treasures were found
• stacked up inside the pharaohs
• tomb in the Valley of the Kings at
• Luxor, called Thebes in ancient
• times.
• The excavation was led by the famous
• British explorer Howard Carter and
• funded by Lord Carnarvon also from
• Britain.
• Where do the magnificent treasures
• found in Tutankhamens tomb belong?

• Your Task
  
• Appoint a reader, encourager, reporter Discuss
  the statements in the envelope and decide which
  newspaper headline you agree with should the
  treasures remain in Egypt or should they go to
  the British Museum in London?
• Some other suggestions
• Have a group or class debate on the this topic
• Hold a press conference.
  Prepare
  questions to ask Howard Carter , Lord Carnarvon
  ,a local person
• In what way does this engage the children in
  working as historians?
• How would you adapt this for your class?