Egypt: 104th Anniversary of the Discovery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb
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On November 4, 1922, a worker sank his foot into what would be the first step of Pharaoh Tutankhamon’s famous tomb, which Howard Carter had been searching for for six years in the Valley of the Kings of Luxor (Egypt). Just on February 16, 1923, Carter arrived at the funeral chamber, [...] The entry The great finding of the 20th century: 104 years of Tutankhamon’s tomb was first published in First Edition.
For about 10 years, Tutankhamun reigned over Egypt and died at the age of 18, possibly from malaria or a broken leg from a chariot accident.
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King Tutankhamun’s golden death mask glitters beneath the lights, the star attraction at the Grand Egyptian Museum which opened in Cairo last year. Wednesday marks the 104th anniversary of the discovery of his 3,000 year-old tomb and all its treasures, one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time. Known as the boy king, Tutankhamun was appointed pharaoh at the…
On November 4, 1922, Howard Carter's team discovered the stairs to Tutankhamun's tomb. Photographs and excavation journals allow us to trace the discovery step by step. The article, "Exactly 104 years ago, the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb began. Why does it still fascinate the world?" comes from the website Everything That Matters.
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