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The tomb of Tutankhamun, also known by its tomb number, KV62, is the burial place of Tutankhamun (reigned c. 1332–1323 BC), a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor.
King Tutankhamen’s tomb today. Over the years, King Tutankhamen’s tomb, stone sarcophagus with three nesting coffins, and mummified body have been carefully preserved, photos show.
The tomb was robbed twice soon after its construction. Officials restored and resealed it, filling the entrance passage with chips of limestone to deter further intrusion. During the reigns of Ramesses V and Ramesses VI, nearly two centuries after Tutankhamun's death, his tomb was covered by debris from the construction of their tomb, KV9.
Tutankhamun: Enter the Tomb is a virtual reality short written by Bart Gavigan and directed/produced by Joel Newton that recreates the legendary tomb of King Tutankhamun whilst walking the viewer through the meaning behind what was discovered there.
Howard Carter, the first person to walk inside Tutankhamun’s tomb with Carnarvon, died in 1939 after a long battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which was suspected to be caused by radiation poisoning.
The ancient Egyptian boy king continues to astound and intrigue people around the world.
Anubis seated on a tomb-shrine, symbolizing his protection of the necropolis The shrine is mounted on a sledge-shaped palanquin which has two carrying poles projecting from the front and back. It is therefore presumed that the Anubis shrine was used in the funerary procession of the Pharaoh before being placed in front of the canopic chest in ...
The Egyptian antiquities minister says archeologists are 90 percent positive of the hidden chamber and some believe Queen Nefertiti may be inside. Scans suggest a hidden chamber in King Tut's tomb ...