Study and analysis of artifacts have for a long time been associated with archeology. The artifacts provide archeological records that enable scientist to gain more information about humanity and its history. Finkel, (2018) is one such discussion rich of discussions around the historic Egyptian king’s tombs. More specifically, King Tutankhamen’s ugly brown spots covering its walls painting and the likely effect on them. This discussion explains why the article is of significant archeological choice and its relation to archeology.
The main reason for choosing this article is because of its analysis of the brown spots in a quest to explain whether they are a threat to the historical artifacts, the possibility of their removal and their probable origin. Since the discovery of King Tutankhamen’s tomb (simply referred to as King Tut) in 1922 by Howard Cater, there was a lot of media and public concern. The Tomb was nearly intact sparking efforts to conserve it. One such conservation efforts were from Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities and the Getty Conservation Institute. The article concentrated on the analysis of the paint flakes and the ugly dark spots on the painting. The results of the study reaffirm the stability of the art and cite evidence of the darks spots lack of life. It was earlier believed that the paintings were in a terrible condition and the brown spots were living organisms that are likely to spread and destroy the picture. Other rumors speculated that they were bat droppings. However, plans to remove the ugly spots are out of the question because it is believed that the now dead microorganisms could have developed deep into the painting (Finkel, 2018).
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Finkel, (2018), the discussion is evidence of archeology being alive in the present print media. The discussion is centered on conservation efforts of a world historical site. Such a site bears rich archeological records about how man lived before and up to the 18th dynasty. The potential areas of study about Tut's tomb include the formulation of paints used, the architecture used and possible evidence of tools used. The endurance of the structure and the paintings for such a long time, challenges the current generation on the technological level at the set time and analysis of advancement.
Reference
Finkel, J. (2018). Getty Completes Study of Paintings at King Tut’s Tomb. The New York Times.
