Egypt - Burton's Graffiti By Ramses II Sons Tomb

(22 May 1995) T/I: 10:55:55


WTN has found graffiti proving that British author James Burton
discovered the tomb containing the bodies of the sons of Ramses II
in the 19th century. WTN found Burton's name and the date 1825
carved into the ceiling of the tunnel just outside the entrance to
the tomb which contained what is believed to be the bodies of two
of Ramses 52 sons. But it was left to US Egyptologist Kent Weeks
to dig deeper. He found the massive tomb structure below with its
wall decorations showing it was intended for the sons of Ramses


SHOWS:

NR LUXOR, EGYPT, RCNT
00:00 ws luxor tomb
00:04 cu statues in front of temple
00:07 mws temple
00:11 entrance to alleged tomb of the sons of ramses II
00:14 cu sign showing whose site it is
00:18 cu door being opened to tomb
00:26 people crawling through excavation
00:31 archeologists setting up light
00:38 archeologists out of hole pointing to graffiti left by
english author james burton 1825
00:43 pull out from decorations on wall
00:50 shot along corridor showing various tomb entrances
00:55 cu unentered tomb revealing the work to be done
01:02 archeologists leaving site and tomb entrance being locked

01:10 ENDS

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