Date uploaded: 2022-11-05 03:44:15
In perhaps the most famous and enduring archaeological discovery in modern times, the unearthing of the tomb of King Tutankhamun, an otherwise obscure Egyptian pharaoh, in November 1922 captured the world's imagination through widespread press accounts. Over the 10 years after the opening of the tomb, more than 5,300 artifacts – including furniture, jewelry, toys, food and his iconic mask – would be removed from the densely packed tomb and catalogued.
Before its excavation, the tomb had managed to stay hidden from grave robbers who had plundered other pharaohs' tombs over the centuries. Surviving for more than 3,200 years with little disturbance made the tomb a time capsule for Egyptologists to study.
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