King Tut Unmasked

Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007.

Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, 3rd left, supervises the removal of the lid of the sarcophagus of King Tut in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007.

The sarcophagus of King Tut is seen in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. The mummy of the 19-year-old pharaoh, whose life and death has captivated people for nearly a century, was placed in a climate-controlled glass box in the tomb, with only the face and feet showing under the linen covering.

Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007.

The mummy of King Tutankhamun is removed from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007.

Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass, center, supervises the removal of the mummy of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in Luxor, Egypt Nov. 4, 2007. Much of the mummy's body is broken into 18 pieces - damage sustained when British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the mummy, took it from his tomb and tried to pull off his famous golden mask.

The face of the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tut is seen in a glass case in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. The mummy of the 19-year-old pharaoh, whose life and death has captivated people for nearly a century, was placed in a climate-controlled glass box in the tomb, with only the face and feet showing under the linen covering.

Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass speaks to the media over the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tut in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. Hawass said, "The face of the golden boy is amazing. It has magic and it has mystery."

The linen wrapped mummy of King Tutankhamun was put on public display for the first time on Nov. 4, 2007, 85 years after the 3,000-year-old boy pharaoh's golden enshrined tomb and mummy were discovered in Luxor's famed Valley of the Kings. Archaeologists removed the 5 foot, 6 inch tall mummy from his stone sarcophagus in an underground tomb, momentarily pulling aside a white linen covering to reveal his face and body.

A photographer aims at the linen-wrapped mummy of King Tut in his new glass case in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. Scientists began restoring King Tut's badly damaged mummy more than two years ago. But experts fear mass tourism is further deteriorating Tut's mummy, and it could turn to dust within 50 years if not protected in the temperature-controlled chamber.

The sarcophagus of King Tut is placed back in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. The mummy of the 19-year-old pharaoh, whose life and death has captivated people for nearly a century, was placed in a climate-controlled glass box in the tomb, with only the face and feet showing under the linen covering.

A photo released by the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the National Geographic Society on May 10, 2005, shows a model made of King Tut. Teams of French forensic artists and scientists built models of the boy pharaoh's face based on some 1,700 high-resolution photos from CT scans of his mummy to reveal what he looked like the day he died nearly 3,300 years ago.