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Howard Carter discovered the intact tomb of Tutankhamun

British archaeologist uncovered thousands of golden artifacts in Egypt in 1922

In November 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the sealed entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Virtually untouched by tomb robbers for three thousand years, the four-room tomb contained over five thousand royal objects, including the famous golden burial mask.

Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon and Lady Evelyn Herbert at Tutankhamen's tomb — Harry Burton (Photographer) · Public domain · source

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: British archaeologist uncovered thousands of golden artifacts in Egypt in 1922. The figure is taken from British Museum, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.