Word: tutankhamen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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While the storm of prohibition, Ku Klux, and Europe has been raging, a quiet corner of the Valley of Kings has suddenly risen to prominence as the burial place of Tutankhamen, the only Pharaoh whose tomb has until recently remained undiscovered. The first reports two weeks ago promised a treasure surpassing all other archaeological discoveries in Egypt; and the wonders still continue although the inner chamber is still sealed and must remain so until the financier of the expedition, Lord Carnavon, reaches the scene of explorations, probably some time in February...
Never before has a royal tomb been discovered in such perfect condition. The early robbers carried away the loose gold but apparently little else, and before the day of the more serious and disastrous rifting Tutankhamen's grave was lost to sight and human knowledge as well. Indeed so complete was the disappearance that another tomb, that of Rameses VI was built above it; and the present find was largely good fortune perhaps granted by the Pharaohs themselves as a reward for persistence to Mr. Carter the discoverer...