Evening star., 1923-12-02
kings inner TOMB
WALL. TORN down
Howard Carter Personally
Removes Stones From
Last Barrier.
BY the Associated Press.

LUXOR, Egypt. December 1.-The
greater part of today's work in the
tomb of Tutankhamen was devoted
to removing the partition wall be-
tween the antechamber and the NOR
tuary room containing the great
shrine. q series Of wooden shells. un-
der which the Pharaohs mummy is
believed to lie.
Howard Carter. head of the expe-
dition. personally removed the stones,
some of them so large that one was
"A sufficient burden for man. and
they We're carried out in wicker bas-
kets by the native workers and dump
ed beyond the wall back Of the tomb.
About half of the wall on either side
of the opening previously made by
piercing the sealed door leading into
the mortuary chamber was removed.
and there Will be at least another full
days work before the wall is fully
dismantled and a space cleared to al
low the beginning Of the delicate op-
Grafton of taking, down the outer
shrine.
Precision Felt Certain.
1t is understood that the excayators
are confident that the latest devices
of science which they intend to EN-
play Will enable them to ascertain
with the greatest degree of precision
the personal details of the appear
ance, age and health of Tutankhamen
when alive, should his mummy actu-
ally be found. Mr.. Carter has ar
ranged with Sir Archibald Reid of
the Royal Society of Medicine. to
carry out "a special photographic eN-
animation of the mummy in colIabo-
ration with DR.. Derry Of the Kasre-
leini Hospital of Cairo. reputed To
be the greatest living expert on
mumnies
Examination of the juncture Of GER
tain bcnes will enable the pharaoh'S
age at the time of death to be deti-
nitely established within year or
two. and 1t is expected the N-rays
should throw light on the theory
that Tutankhamen was actually the
younger brother OF Akhenaton. the
hereto king whose pictorial repre-
sentations show extraordinary facial
and other physical characteristics,
which may have constituted family
or merely individual resemblance
Among those holding this theory of
relationship is DIR. Berchardt. the
eminent German EgyptolOgist. now in
Cairo. who is recognized az an au-
thority on Akhenaton, as he con-
Quoted the German excavations of
that kings palace at TeIl-elA
May Find Cause of Death.
DR.. Derry, who has had exceptional
experience IN wnat might be termed
the medical history of mummieS
probably will be able 10 adduce "a
reasonable theory as to the cause of
Tutankhamen's death. one opinion
is that he was killed by his successor,
Az. IT is understood that the radio
graphic apparatus. which is the lat
est OF its kind. will not be brought
out until the mummy actually is
found
The weather remains overcast
which is unusual for this region
The sun went down last night amid
towering banks of clouds, and
throughout the night lightning
flashes outlined at intervals the grim
silhouette of the hills surrounding
the royal metropolis. News of Il
waShout between Luxor and AsSuan
cutting off all railway communica-
ton until Monday. made the exca-
NatoTS view the unsettled weather
somewhat anxiously. and ali prepara-
tions have been made to block the
entrance of the tomb with sandbags
in the unlikely eventuality that the
valley is flooded by couldburst
such as not unknown here.
Some excitement was caused among
the workers by the staying of a
poisonous snake. found among the
party's stores. The reptile was four
and one-half feet in length.