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Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...

Timeline of Events

1922

11.4.1922

In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

11.26.1922

Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.

11.29.1922

Howard Carter opens the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun to the public.

1923

2.16.1923

Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.