Tomb of Tutankhamun

Historical eventNovember 41922

Tomb of Tutankhamun

The tomb of Tutankhamun (pictured) was discovered by a team led by British Egyptologist Howard Carter.

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When
Saturday, November 4 1922104 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1920s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1922.

Place: Valley of the Kings, Egypt.

Type: tomb, archaeological site, and hypogeum.

What happened

History Burial and robberies The central portion of the Valley of the Kings in 2012, with tomb entrances labeled. The covered entrance to KV62 is at centre right. Tutankhamun reigned as pharaoh between c.  1334 and 1325 BC, towards the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He took the throne as a child after the death of Akhenaten (who was probably his father) and the subsequent brief reigns of Neferneferuaten and Smenkhkare .

The tomb of Tutankhamun, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb, also known by its tomb number KV62, consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor. It is smaller and less extensively decorated than other Egyptian royal tombs of its time, and it probably originated as a tomb for a non-royal individual that was adapted for Tutankhamun's use after his premature death. Like other pharaohs,

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