what problem did carter face when he reached the mummy of king tut? how did he find a way out?

Carter's discovery of the tomb had come after extensive searching, but he ran into trouble as he finally reached the mummy. The ritual resins has hardened and cementing Tut to the bottom of his solid gold coffin. No amount of force could make it budge,it was excessively hot in that part of the country so Carter tried to loosen the resins by keeping the mummy out in the sun for several hours. It was kept out in the blazing sunshine at a temperature of 149 degrees Fahrenheit but nothing budged. Therefore, Carter chiselled away the consolidated material from beneath the limbs and trunk before it was possible to raise the king's remains. Carter had to cut the mummy free otherwise thieves would have gone past the guards and ripped it apart to remove the gold. To separate Tut from his adornments, Carter's man removed the mummy's head and severed nearly every major joint. Once they had finished, they reassembled the remains on a layer of sand in a wooden box with padding that concealed the damage, the bed where Tut is kept now.

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