Tutankhamun’s tomb discovered 100 years ago
03 March 2023 |
4:33 pm
One hundred years ago, a team working under the British archaeologist Howard Carter in Egypt's Valley of the Kings unearthed some stone steps. They followed them down to one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century: the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
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"When (Howard) Carter discovered the tomb on November 4th 1922, he found 5,398 pieces. Most of them were gold. The tomb itself is a very modest tomb, it's a very small tomb compared to the rest of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings," says Mostafa Waziri, the Secretary General of Supreme Council of Antiquities.
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