Closing the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, February 1923 Artist: Harry Burton

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Closing the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, February 1923, The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939) was one of the most astounding discoveries in archaeology. Tutankhamun was a previously unknown pharaoh whose name had been eradicated from historical records by one of his successors because of his association with the heretical pharaoh Akhenaten, who was Tutankhamun's father-in-law. Consequently his tomb, uniquely, had remained undisturbed by grave robbers.

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Size: 5248px × 4092px
Location: World,Africa,Egypt,Al Uqşur,Luxor
Photo credit: © Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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