glittering parade as the mummies of 22 pharaohs were moved to their new home — the national museum of egyptian civilisationlandmark year for egypt's antiquities, with new and restored discoveries opening and a huge, glittering parade as the mummies of 22 pharaohs were moved to their new home — the national museum of egyptian civilisation. also newly opened after restoration work is the home of the man widely credited with finding tutankhamun�*s burial chamber, howard carter. however, many say the egyptian contribution to all this has been overlooked, and i'm on my way to hear some of that story and meet a family very well known in these parts, although sadly not outside this country. it's interesting with the two sides of the nile. i've just come from the east side, which is where there's all the shops, and life bustles on and people live there and stuff. but i'm heading now back to the emptier, less developed west side, where you'll find the tombs and burial chambers of the valley of the kings, and they call that the side of the dead. the abdel rassoul family run a cafe these days. but generations of them

glittering parade, as the mummies of 22 pharaohs were moved to their new home — the national museum of egyptian civilisationry, and meet a family very well known in these parts, although, sadly, not outside this country. so it's interesting, with the two sides of the nile, i've just come from the east side, which is where there's all the shops, and life bustles on and people live there and stuff. but i'm heading now back to the emptier, less developed west side, where you'll find the tombs and burial chambers of the valley of the kings, and they call that the side of the dead. the abdel rassoul family run a cafe, these days. but generations of them farmed along the banks of the nile, and, as such, have an intimate knowledge of what lies on — and underneath — the dust and sand. so this is the 12—year—old boy that they said really discovered the tomb. he claims it was actually his father who first found the tomb of tutankhamun. ahmed abdel rasoul was just a child at the time. now, egyptian perspectives like these are being acknowledged more widely, and one of the ways that's happening is by huge landmark publ