On this day in 1923, British archaeologist Howard Carter opened the sealed burial chamber of the boy king Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, revealing one of the most complete royal tombs ever discovered. Hidden for more than three millennia beneath the desert sands of Egypt, the find captivated the world and transformed modern understanding of ancient Egyptian civilization—turning a relatively obscure pharaoh into an enduring symbol of archaeological wonder.
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