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16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings

16th February 2023
Tagged as: Archaeology, Carter, Egypt, Egyptology, Exploration, Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings

Having secured permission from the Department of Antiquities of Egypt to open the sealed door, Carter came face-to-face with the enormous gilt shrine containing Tutankhamun himself.

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26th November 1922: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon enter the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings

26th November 2021
Tagged as: Arcaeology, Britain, Discovery, Egypt, Exploration, Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon, Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings

Although Tutankhamun was one of the minor Pharaohs, the discovery of his tomb is significant for it being the most complete example of a royal tomb ever uncovered.

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16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings

26th November 1922: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon enter the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings

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