Famous Mummies and Their Stories By Alexa Grazio and Tori Laczo
King Tutankhamen (King Tut) - Found in 1922 by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. - The body was located in the Valley of the Kings which is in Egypt. - The discovery was famous because his tomb was very well preserved. King Tut’s funeral mask Left: King Tut reconstructed Right: King Tut’s face
Ötzi (The Iceman) - Found in 1991 by Helmut and Erika Simon who were hiking. - The body was located near Hauslabjoch in the Ötzal Alps. - Otzi is famous because he is the oldest mummy found preserved by ice. Reconstructed Ötzi Ötzi’s mummy
Queen Hatshepsut - Excavated in 1903 by Howard Carter but not identified until Her body was found on the west bank of the Nile. - Queen Hatshepsut was famous because she was the first woman ruler recorded in history. Queen Hatshepsut’s mummy Statue of Queen Hatshepsut