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The Final Resting Place of King Tut
King Tutankhamun, commonly referred to as King Tut, was a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled during a tumultuous period, from around 1332 BC to 1323 BC. Despite his relatively short life, King Tut’s legacy has persisted through the millennia, thanks to the discovery of his nearly intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter. The discovery stunned the world, providing profound insight into ancient Egyptian life and royal burial practices. As of the last known records up to 2021, King Tutankhamun’s mummy remains in the Valley of the Kings, located near Luxor in Egypt. It was decided that…
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Howard Carter
As the sun set over the Valley of the Kings, casting a warm, golden hue over the desert’s undulating dunes, a certain sense of excitement permeated the air. It was November 1922, and in a nondescript corner of this ancient burial ground, Howard Carter stood poised to unveil one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. Howard Carter’s journey wasn’t one embarked upon suddenly. From a young age, he was drawn to the mysteries of ancient civilizations. Traveling to Egypt as an illustrator at the age of 17, Carter could hardly have envisioned the path his life would soon take. In the early 1900s, much of Egypt’s ancient…
