KV-63
Egypt unveils pharaonic embalming bed
Posted: March 19th, 2009Egyptian antiquities authorities revealed an ancient pharaonic embalming bed unearthed from a tomb near Luxor used to prepare bodies for mummification more than 3,000 years ago. The wooden bed was painstakingly restored after being discovered in pieces in the KV-63 tomb in southern Egypt's famous Valley of the Kings, next to Tutankhamun's tomb, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement.