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Today in History: Howard Carter uncovers tomb of Tutankhamun

11/4/2025

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On November 4, 1922, British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the nearly intact tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings. Unlike other royal tombs, it remained largely undisturbed by robbers, making it the best-preserved pharaonic burial site ever found, revealing a wealth of funerary objects and treasures from ancient Egypt.

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On November 4, 1922, British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the nearly intact tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings. Unlike other royal tombs, it remained largely undisturbed by robbers, making it the best-preserved pharaonic burial site ever found, revealing a wealth of funerary objects and treasures from ancient Egypt.