Tomb of Tutankhamen

By the beginning of the 20th century AD, most of the New Kingdom royal mummies had been discovered. One king, however, was still missing: Tutankhamen.

Then, in 1922, the British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. His find was unique. He had not only rediscovered Tutankhamen but also unearthed the most fabulous treasure ever found. 32,000 objects and vast quantities of the gold of Egypt's empire were buried with the Pharaoh.