The story of Tutankhamun and his tomb still amazes us. Palaeopathologist Bob Brier’s new book is an accessible guide to the story, but doesn’t break new ground
Humans
2 November 2022
Tutankhamun’s tomb dazzled Howard Carter when he saw it for the first time
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Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World
WE ARE so familiar with the story of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s 3300-year-old tomb that it has acquired an almost mythical status. On 26 November 1922, Howard Carter, a British archaeologist, broke through a sealed door under Egypt’s Valley of the Kings and poked his candle into the darkness beyond.
Luckily, it can bear repeating, and to coincide with the centenary of the find, …
Source: Humans - newscientist.com
