New discoveries in ancient Egypt: imagine if you served an Egyptian Pharaoh in the First Dynasty. Part of the job description might shock you.(World History)

Junior Scholastic | September 6, 2004| | Copyright

For years, people have looked with awe upon the burial riches of ancient Egypt's Pharaohs (Kings). The famous tomb of King Tutankhamen (TOO-tan-KAH-men), found in 1922, contained so many treasures, it took 10 years for archaeologists to remove them all. More than 5,000 items were found in Tut's four-room burial chamber--everything from jewelry to gold masks to drinking cups!

But newer discoveries have revealed that a few Pharaohs went to the afterlife with more than just objects. Some even brought their servants!

Recently, archaeologists from New York ...

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