King Tut Tomb

Source: archaeology.about.com --- 46 days ago
Today's Quiz of the Week is on Tutankhamun's Tomb, the best known Tomb in Egypt, after the pyramids at Giza. Built during the New Kingdom for the short-term ruler (ca... ...

Source: www.findingdulcinea.com --- 136 days ago
On Feb. 16, 1923, King Tutankhamen’s Tomb was unsealed and entered by an excavation team led by British archaeologist Howard Carter and financial backer Lord Carnarvon. ...

Source: tabsir.net --- 136 days ago
Howard Carter cleaning the sarcophagus. February 16, 1923 — one of those days that marks a momentous event, if you are an Egyptologist or just curious about the Pharaonc past. On this day British archaeologist Howard Carter entered the Tomb of what turned out to be the golden hold of King Tutankhamun. For [...] ...

Source: twitter.com --- 113 days ago
EverywhereTrip: Off to the Valley of the Kings tomorrow and King Tut's Tomb. Please vote for Best Travelogue! http://is.gd/kMDv ...

Source: www.diigo.com --- 139 days ago
Highlights and Sticky Notes: the mummy's curse speculation that supernatural forces were at work Tags: no_tag Posted by: jainswor ...

Source: www.undertexter.se --- 73 days ago
The.Curse.Of.King.Tuts.Tomb.2006.720p.BluRay.DTS.x264-HDxT - (1 cd) ...

Source: history-of-the-day.blogspot.com --- 136 days ago
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to the THIS DAY IN HISTORY newsletter from History.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Advertisement ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brought to you by Hyundai. Experience the Hyundai Santa Fe; with Electronic Stability Control and six airbags standard http://www.hyundaiusa.com/vehicle/santafe/santafe.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February 16: General Interest 1923 : Archaeologist opens Tomb of King Tut On this day in 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen. Because the ancient Egyptians saw their pharaohs as gods, they carefully preserved their bodies after death, burying them in elaborate tombs containing rich treasures to accompany the rulers into the afterlife. In the 19th century, archeologists from all over the world flocked to Egypt, where they uncovered a number of these tombs. Many had long ago been broken into by robbers and stripped of their riches. When Carter arrived in Egypt in 1891, he became convinced there was at least one undiscovered Tomb--that of the little known Tutankhamen, or King Tut, who lived around 1400 B.C. and died when he was still a teenager. Backed by a rich Brit, Lord Carnarvon, Carter searched for five years without success. In early 1922, Lord Carnarvon wanted to call off the search, but Carter convinced him to hold on one more year. In ...

Source: www.redox.com.ua --- 161 days ago
Много тысяч лет назад юный фараон Тутанхамон правил Египтом. Мало кто знает подробности его жизни. И никто не знает ничего о его смерти. В 1922 году открытие очередной гробницы фараона ставит под угрозу существование всего мира. Поиск сокровищ гробницы Тутанхамона становится вопросом жизни и смерти для двух археологов. Один из них - Дэнни Фрэмонт - хочет использовать могущество гробницы для пользы человечества. Другой - Морган Синклэйр - для обретения власти над миром. ...