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To unravel the science and secrets of the ancient tomb, we must journey back to the source: the tale of King Tut’s curse and the sequence of improbable events surrounding the man who ...
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]
On this day, 101 years ago, archeologists unveiled the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamun after his sarcophagus was discovered in a well-hidden tomb that had been preserved for over 3,000 ...
Egyptologist Arthur Weigall allegedly told colleagues that Carnarvon would "be dead within six weeks” upon entering, the study claimed.
[3] Recognizing that KV54 did not represent Tutankhamun's actual tomb, and that it did signal the existence of a yet-to-be discovered tomb, archaeologist Howard Carter, who would eventually find the real Tomb of Tutankhamun, corresponded with the Metropolitan Museum's Egyptological Director Herbert Winlock on this subject in 1915.
No written curse has ever been documented in Tutankhamun's tomb, and although some Egyptian tombs did contain such curses, most are from non-royal tombs that predate Tutankhamun by centuries. [118] Any deaths or unusual events connected with the tomb were treated as possible results of the curse.
Mace and Alfred Lucas conserve a chariot from Tutankhamun's tomb, December 1923. Arthur Cruttenden Mace (17 July 1874 – 6 April 1928) was a Tasmanian-born English archaeologist and Egyptologist. He is best known for his work for the New York Metropolitan Museum, and as a part of Howard Carter's team during the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb ...
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.