GREAT DISCOVERIES · 14th C. BCE
Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt
Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb (KV62) made the boy king famous worldwide. More than 60 tombs have been found in the valley.
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The story, as a puzzle
Wonderful things.
In November 1922, an archaeologist peering by candlelight into a sealed tomb saw 'wonderful things': the almost intact burial of a young pharaoh. Pin the valley.
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