Howard Carter and patron Lord Carnarvon spent 5 years finding Tutankhamun's tomb and 10 more years documenting its contents. The young pharaoh was buried at age 19 around 1323 BC with amulets, jewelry, and a stunning gold mask inlaid with colored glass and semi-precious stones. Scans in 2015 revealed possible hidden chambers behind the walls that might contain Queen Nefertiti's burial 👑
Tutankhamun died at 19, tomb scans reveal possible hidden chambers
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📍 Tutankhamun's Tomb
Key facts
- Howard Carter and patron Lord Carnarvon spent 5 years finding Tutankhamun's Tomb and 10 more years recording and removing its contents
- Tutankhamun reigned from 1333 to 1323 BC and died at age 19
- He was buried with amulets and jewelry in three wooden gold coffins protected by an inlaid gold mask
- The mask was decorated with colored glass and semi-precious stones
- Photographer Harry Burton produced complete detailed photographic records of the excavation
- Scans taken in 2015 show possible hidden chambers behind the tomb walls, potentially containing Queen Nefertiti's burial
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Discover the Life-Changing Discovery of Tutankhamun Tombegypttoursportal.com
In that year, Lord Carnarvon hired Carter to discover the tomb of an ancient young pharaoh of the glorious 18th dynasty named king Tutankhamen.
Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamunen.wikipedia.org
The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 by excavators led by the Egyptologist Howard Carter, more than 3,300 years after ...
The tomb that changed the worldexplorers.org
Early in the excavation, Lord Carnarvon died of an infected mosquito bite, and the “Curse of Tutankhamun” was born. Unlike many archaeologists of his day, ...
Howard Carter's Discovery Of Tutankhamun's Tombhistoryextra.com
He was to spend the next decade recording and preserving the tomb and its contents. ... Howard Carter died aged 64, some 16 years after Carnarvon, ...
The discovery of King Tut's tombkids.nationalgeographic.com
Pharaoh's curse? Carter spent nearly 10 years removing more than 5,000 objects from the tomb. The discovery and excavation delighted people around the world ...
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