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100 years after unearthing King Tut’s tomb, archaeologists discover new finds : NPR


The crates were removed from King Tut’s tomb in 1923, shortly after being discovered.

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The crates were removed from King Tut’s tomb in 1923, shortly after being discovered.

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A century after the discovery Tomb of King TutankhamunArchaeologists are still unearthing more artifacts – and controversy.

The excavation of King Tut’s tomb on 4 November 1922 is considered one of the greatest finds in modern history. But archaeologists still believe that much more remains to be discovered.

Now, Zahi Hawass, former State Minister for Antiquities of Egypt, told NBC News that archaeologists recently discovered coffins, papyrus documents and other artifacts at the Saqqara site in Giza, near the country’s capital.

The finds are thought to involve another pharaoh, King Teti, as well as King Tut’s generals and advisors. Hawass told NBC that the artifacts will be on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, expected to open next year – although it has faced repeated delays.

The new museum is planned to be the largest archeology museum in the world. It will give viewers a look at the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Menkaure.

A new allegation of stolen jewelry

Also coinciding with the discovery anniversary, an Egyptology professor now claims that British archaeologist Howard Carter, who led the initial excavation into King Tut’s tomb, may have stolen the pharaoh boy’s jewelry.

Professor Marc Gabolde of Paul-Valéry University in Montpellier, France used photographs taken when King Tut’s tomb was originally discovered to show how parts of the pharaoh’s collar matched these parts. for auction and in museums, according to Live Science. Parts of the collar are now on display at a museum in Kansas City, Mo., while beads from Tutankhamun’s tomb are now in the St. Louis.

Even after being discovered, King Tut’s tomb remains a mystery

The boy pharaoh ascended the throne more than 3,000 years ago at the age of nine and reigned for less than a decade. It is likely that King Tut spent a painful life with a cleft palate, a curved spine and a weakened immune system before dying of malaria and a broken leg, according to a study.

And while the discovery of his tomb remains a monumental find, Egyptian officials have spent decades convincing that much remains to be discovered. A controversial theory that his tomb first belonged to a relative, Queen Nefertiti, has ended after researchers concluded four years ago that there is no hidden room or tomb in the same place.

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