A party going down the steps to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1923. Artist: Harry Burton

A party going down the steps to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1923. Artist: Harry Burton

1-632-668 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

A party going down the steps to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1923. The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939) was one of the most astounding discoveries in archaeology. Tutankhamun was a previously unknown pharaoh whose name had been eradicated from historical records by one of his successors because of his association with the heretical pharaoh Akhenaten, who was Tutankhamun's father-in-law. Consequently his tomb, uniquely, had remained undisturbed by grave robbers.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Harry Burton, attributed to: British: Egyptologist, photographer
People Related
  1. Tutankhamun: Egyptian: King, pharaoh
  2. Howard Carter: British: Archaeologist, Egyptologist

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa Egypt Al Uqşur Luxor

  1. 25 41 47 N , 032 38 45 E

World Africa Egypt Qinā Karnak

  1. 25 42 55 N , 032 39 09 E

World Africa Egypt Qinā Thebes

  1. 25 42 00 N , 032 41 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

People Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3686x4789
File Size : 51,716kb


Aliases

  1. 159193
  1. 0600000299
  1. 1-632-668
  1. 159193
  1. 1632668

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