It was a chilly winter morning on November 4, 1922, when British archaeologist Howard Carter made one of the most remarkable discoveries in the history of archaeology—the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. After years of exhaustive excavation in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, Carter finally uncovered the sealed entrance to the boy king’s resting place. The …
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Unsealing the Past: Howard Carter and the Discovery of King Tut’s Tomb
1923 was a landmark year in the field of archaeology as British Egyptologist Howard Carter finally unsealed the burial chamber of King Tutankhamun, revealing one of the most well-preserved and intact tombs ever discovered in the Valley of the Kings. This moment was the culmination of years of painstaking work and unrelenting determination, marking one …