On September 24, 2007, it was announced that a team of Egyptian archaeologists led by Zahi Hawass, discovered eight baskets of 3,000 year old doum fruit in the treasury of Tutankhamun's tomb. Doum comes from a type of palm tree native to the Nile Valley. The doum fruit are traditionally offered at funerals. Fifty clay pots bearing Tutankhamun's official seal were also discovered. According to Dr Hawas, the containers probably contained money that were destined to travel with the pharaoh to the afterlife. He said the containers will soon be opened. The objects were originally discovered, but not opened or removed from the tomb, by Howard Carter. King Tutankhamun still rests in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings, in a temperature-controlled glass case. On November 4, 2007, 85 years to the day since Howard Carter's discovery, the actual face of the 19-year-old pharaoh was put on view in his underground tomb at Luxor, when the linen-wrapped mummy was removed from its golden sarcophagus for display in a climate-controlled glass box. This was done to prevent the heightened rate of decomposition caused by the humidity and warmth from tourists visiting the tomb. Tutankhamun body has been shown in public form the 1st time in more than 3,000 years. This short clip was taken from BBC News 30th October 2007.

PlusMissing Pyramid Found in EgyptMissing Pyramid Found in EgyptThe Associated PressEgyptian archaeologists have uncovered the 'missing pyramid' of a pharaoh and a ceremonial procession road where high priests carried mummified remains of sacred bulls, Egypt's antiquities chief said Thursday. (June 5)It's not every day that you stumble upon a missing pyramid, but that's exactly what archaeologists in Egypt have done.SOT Dr Zahi Hawass, Egyptian Supreme Council for Antiquities

A new pyramid has just been discovered in Egypt. Egyptian archaeologists announced they have discovered the remains of a pyramid built for an ancient queen over 4,000 years ago. The pyramid was found south of Cairo about two months ago. It was buried in the desert near the famous Step Pyramid. It is thought to house the remains of Queen Sesheshet who was the mother of King Teti from the Sixth Dynasty.