Jammer Wrote:
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> Katherine,
>
> You bring up very valid points, but...
>
> Since Tutankhamen’s tomb was THE find of the 20th
> century I would have assumed even the dust in the
> corners would have made a significant memento.
> Almost any other tomb I could see "leave the
> non-show pieces", but Tut’s?
>
> That surprises me a bit I admit.
>
> Jammer

Me too. And Carter seems to have tried to study the everyday things, but with the limits of preservation at the time knew when he was confrontong things he could not help. His treatment of the textiles seems to have been pragmatic.

Also, the best dinosaut digs are in museums.