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. Surviving for more than 3,200 years with little disturbance made the tomb a time capsule for Egyptologists to study. Tutankhamun – popularly known as "King Tut" in modern times – was an Egyptian king at the end of the 18th Dynasty, ruling from about 1332 B.C. Tutankhamun's tomb, KV62, runs through bedrock directly beneath the corridor of KV9, tomb of pharaohs Rameses V and Rameses VI. By the standards of other royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, Tutankhamun's tomb is small.

Source: Libya Today November 03, 2022 21:41 UTC