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The idea of those who disturb Egyptian tombs beingcursedgoes back to the 19th century, but went wild after Tutankhamun’s tomb was found in 1922. While a number of members of tomb-finder Howard Carter’s team died within a few years of finding the tomb, that doesn’t mean there was any...
The idea of those who disturb Egyptian tombs beingcursedgoes back to the 19th century, but went wild after Tutankhamun’s tomb was found in 1922. While a number of members of tomb-finder Howard Carter’s team died within a few years of finding the tomb, that doesn’t mean there was any...
King Tut was an Egyptian pharaoh famed for his opulent tomb, discovered intact in 1922, with his mask and mummy in his original sarcophagus.
He was commented as “one of the least admired” by Jon Manchip White in his foreword to the 2977 edition of the book The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun by Carter. This is most likely due to the appearance of his tomb, which does not appear to be that of a king. ...
King Tut, as Tutankhamun is popularly known, is probably the most famous figure from Ancient Egyptian history. The discovery of his intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 by Howard Carter set off a wave of renewed interest in Ancient Egypt and began the era of modern Egyptian touri...
Howard Carter, who not only discovered the tomb and physically opened it, but also removed the mummy of Tutankhamun from the sarcophagus, lived until 1939, sixteen years after that event." Not only did Carter live to a fairly ripe age of 64 before succumbing to cancer, but Sgt. Richard ...
Discover King Tut's sarcophagus. Learn about the priceless treasures found in the Tutankhamun coffin and explore the curse of the Tutankhamun...
Who is King Tutankhamun? King Tutankhamun (1334 B.C-1325 B.C) is an Egyptian king from the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom (1570-1050 BC). He’s also known as Tutankhamen which means the living image of god Amun. He is considered to be one of the youngest kings who ever ruled ...