This Egyptian Mummy Was Discovered After 3000 Years
King Tutankhamun‘s treasure, body, and more
Its been year after year that humankind has been discovering the treasures of the past, all of which have helped us make sense of many things, including ourselves. But isn’t it fascinating to think about the parts of the past that remain undiscovered?
King Tutankhamun's tomb managed to stay hidden for almost 3000 years, and out of 7 billion people alive, plus all the dead — nobody came across it!
King Tut ruled Egypt as a Pharaoh for 10 years and died at the age of 18. Being a King at10 made him the youngest pharaoh to have ever ruled Egypt. Sadly, the world barely knew of him and his past. There was no trace of his existence until 1922 when British Archeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered Tut’s tomb amidst Egyptian valleys. They’d been searching for it for 30 years with absolutely no results. This had already made both Howard and Carnarvon question the tomb’s existence. Carnarvon was set to give it up, but Carter convinced him to try one last time. Their search for the tomb ended in 1922 and what they finally found was beyond imagination.
The Excavation
On the fourth day after starting the excavation process, they came across a step that was cut within a…