Tutankhamun: The Untold Discovery
Over 100 years ago, Egyptologist Howard Carter revealed the most fascinating tomb in the Valley of the Kings, that of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Now, from the discovery of Tutankhamun, the excavations, the pieces of the tomb revealed one by one, the objects, the mummy, to the research that continues in the tomb around the fantasy of the secret room, this film retraces this unprecedented adventure.
Over 100 years ago, Egyptologist Howard Carter revealed the most fascinating tomb in the Valley of the Kings, that of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Now, from the discovery of Tutankhamun, the excavations, the pieces of the tomb revealed one by one, the objects, the mummy, to the research that continues in the tomb around the fantasy of the secret room, this film retraces this unprecedented adventure.
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