Ancient Egyptian Burial Chamber Art in Tutankhamen's Tomb from Chapter 4/ Lesson 10 18K Tutankhamen's tomb, colloquially called King Tut's tomb, was discovered in 1922 by Egyptologist Howard Carter. Explore the burial chamber art adorning Tutankhamen's tomb, including the wall art, architecture,...
and was seen as "a silted plain with some hill-like mounds thought to be of little interest." According to the Archaeological Institute of America, a series of royal tombs was discovered during the dig which yielded impressive pharaonic
King Tutankhamun was an important ruler of Ancient Egypt who lived during the 1300s BCE. Although he had a short life, he made many important changes to Egyptian culture and history during his life. His famous tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter....
1922: Howard Carter examines King Tut's mummy In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered King Tut’s tomb, a large ancient Egyptian vault containing a boy pharaoh who had previously been shrouded in mystery. The tomb, which held the mummified remains of Tutankhamun (King Tut), unve...
Howard Carter and his team first discovered King Tutankhamen’s tomb in 1922.The Victorians loved hearing stories about it, and its practically undisputed thatEgypt was a pretty cool placein the ancient world. The one thing we hardly ever hear about, though, is what in the worldhappenedto it...
Professional archaeologists often have a master's degree or doctorate. However, this wasn't always the case: Howard Carter, the archaeologist who led the team that discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, had little formal education and learned various archaeological techniques by practice. A large ...
Robert E. Peary, an American explorer who many believed wasthe first personto reach the North Pole, discovered this island off the coast of Greenland's Cape Morris Jessup in 1900. Danish explorer Lauge Koch named the island after the coffee club in Copenhagen's Museum of Mineralogy in 1921...
At first, it seemed that robbers had broken into the tomb and pillaged all of its valuables. On November 26, though, Carter and Lord Carnarvon broke into the antechamber of King Tut's tomb. This room was littered with untouched treasures. During the excavation, Carter discovered the solid-...
the museum is quite modern and well done. The boy king’s tomb, famously discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings contained the complete compliment of ancient burial relics and treasures. Most of these are now in the Egyptian Museum, including the magnificent burial ...
Robert E. Peary, an American explorer who many believed wasthe first personto reach the North Pole, discovered this island off the coast of Greenland's Cape Morris Jessup in 1900. Danish explorer Lauge Koch named the island after the coffee club in Copenhagen's Museum of Mineralogy in 1921...