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Tutankhamun

Tourists stand in front of a giant banner showing the golden mask of King Tutankhamun at Luxor temple in Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 4, 2022. 

100 years since the discovery of King Tut’s tomb

November 8, 2022History

“This was an amazing discovery on so many levels,” said Peter Der Manuelian, an Egyptology professor at Harvard University and author of the book “Walking Among Pharaohs.”

The site of Grand Egyptian Museum

A new Egyptian museum will bring treasures of the pyramids back to practically where they were buried

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