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The death of Lord Carnarvon six weeks after the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb resulted in many curse stories in the press. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , creator of Sherlock Holmes and spiritualist , suggested that Lord Carnarvon's death had been caused by " elementals " created by Tutankhamun's priests to guard the royal tomb, and this further ...
How Howard Carter's amazing discovery of King Tut's tomb led to tales of a curse and ignited interest in the mummy's ancient mystery.
Tutankhamun's tomb is the only royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings found in near-intact condition. [136] There were 5,398 items found in the tomb, including a solid gold coffin, face mask, thrones, archery bows, trumpets, a lotus chalice, two Imiut fetishes, gold toe stalls, furniture, food, wine, sandals, and fresh linen underwear.
Plan of the tomb 3D-image of the tomb. Tutankhamun's tomb lies in the eastern branch of the Valley of the Kings, where most tombs in the valley are located. [45] It is cut into the limestone bedrock in the valley floor, on the west side of the main path, and runs beneath a low foothill. [46]
Egyptologist Arthur Weigall allegedly told colleagues that Carnarvon would "be dead within six weeks” upon entering, the study claimed.
A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s burial mask showed it wasn’t originally made for him. The earring holes on the mask provide an obvious clue the mask was intended for a high-status ...
The depiction of the king as a child is among the most beautiful of all Egyptian art from the end of the 18th Dynasty. [7] The head of Nefertem has been exhibited in travelling exhibitions of selected original finds from the tomb of Tutankhamun, including, among others, the Treasures of Tutankhamun (1972–1981). [12]
Howard Carter (squatting), Arthur Callender and an Egyptian workman, looking into the opened shrines enclosing Tutankhamun's sarcophagus in 1924. 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 Tutankhamun's death and burial.