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Tutankhamun and Egyptian knowledge

Tutankhamun’s tomb: the discovery, the treasures, and what it teaches us about Egypt. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.

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What we learn

  • Archaeologists study his mummy and tomb; a chariot from his tomb is a primary source.
  • Food, furniture and treasures were put in tombs, because the dead would need them later.
  • Carter searched the Valley of the Kings for years, because he believed Tutankhamun’s tomb was still hidden and had not been robbed. In November 1922 his workers found the first step leading down to it.
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The treasures in Tutankhamun’s tomb.
The treasures in Tutankhamun’s tomb.
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Egyptian knowledge

Our word “paper” comes from papyrus. They measured the Nile flood with nilometers, re-measured land boundaries after floods, made a 365-day calendar and set broken bones. Their maths and medicine later spread to the Greeks.

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Remember this: your summary
  • Tutankhamun became pharaoh at about nine; advisers like his vizier helped him rule. He died at 18 or 19.
  • Howard Carter discovered the tomb in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings; Lord Carnarvon paid.
  • The tomb was almost untouched, because rubble covered the entrance; more than 5 000 objects were found.
  • A gold death mask covered the mummy’s head; the mummy lay in coffins one inside another.
  • Most of the treasures are in a museum in Egypt today.

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Carter 1922: a “cart” full of treasure (more than 5 000 objects).

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