Information technology and history: The Library of Alexandria opened the virtual exhibition of Tutankhamen's tomb

The greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century - the discovery in 1922 by the expedition of the English scientist Howard Carter of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun from XVIII dynasty of the New Kingdom (1332 - 1323 BC) - has acquired in our days a new reality in the Egyptian Alexandria. Now, after nearly a hundred years after the discovery of the ancient Egyptian king's burial, it was embodied in virtual reality.

Unique project, gradually revealing the secrets of the whole process of excavation and search for artifacts in the tomb, which lasted five years, is represented by the director of the Egyptian Center for Heritage Civilizations Professor Fathi Saleh in the Library of Alexandria, which itself for its historical significance and grandeur is not inferior to the tomb of the young ruler of ancient Egypt. In one of the central hall of the new library is deployed exhibition that explores step by step during the excavation, shows how the quest Valley of the Kings near Luxor, where exactly and how were found the individual elements of the "treasures of Tutankhamen".

The exposition is located on the "wall of knowledge" as the professor calls it Saleh, and it is a graphic screen, panels with lots of information and visual materials, which are placed around the room panoramically. Once there, every visitor feels himself a member of the expedition Carter inside the tomb during excavations. Specially designed for a group of scientists the application of modern gadgets allows any viewer to choose between archaeological work and find yourself in the tomb, for example, during the opening of the sarcophagus of the pharaoh or the appearance of modern humans before, thousands of years later, the gold funerary mask of Tutankhamen.

The Library of Alexandria was founded in 290 BC, but as a result of fires, wars and robberies has almost completely lost its funds by the end of the 3rd century AD. Its modern equivalent was built in 2002 on the spot where, as expected, was the largest and most well-known repository of knowledge of ancient civilizations in the world.