From the moment archaeologist Howard Carter and his team first discovered the tomb of ancient Egyptian ruler Tutankhamun in 1922, public fascination with King Tut has been total. Tut and the treasures of his tomb continue to enthrall—an eternal mystery waiting to be solved. What was the Boy King like? How did he die? And why did he become so popular? Multiple generations have had the opportunity to puzzle over Tut for a century. Now, for the first time, almost all 5,000 treasures from his tomb will be displayed together close to his original resting place in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo—renewing interest in Tut all over again. What’s the mania all about? This is the story of Tutankhamun: the most unlikely king to conquer the modern world.
KING TUT
A TIMELESS FASCINATION • THE HISTORY, OPULENCE AND INTRIGUE OF TUT CONTINUES TO LURE US IN
THE AGE OF TUTANKHAMUN • WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A ROYAL EGYPTIAN IN THE 14TH CENTURY B.C.
THE BOY KING • THE LIFE OF TUTANKHAMUN
LIFE ETERNAL • MUMMIFICATION IN ANCIENT EGYPT
THE TOMB RAIDERS • GRAVE ROBBERS STOLE MUCH OF EGYPT’S PAST
THE DISCOVERY • UNEARTHING THE PAST AND STARTING A MANIA
SEARCHING FOR ROYALTY • AN ARTIST’S SON FOUND KING TUT’S TREASURES
FRONT - PAGE NEWS • CARTER’S FIND WAS A WORLDWIDE SENSATION
FOUND… AND LOST • THE DISPUTED FATE OF TUT’S TREASURES
MODERN TIMES • THE TUT PHENOMENON HAS COME FULL CIRCLE — AND REMAINS RELEVANT
TUT ON TOUR • IN THE 1970S, EVERYONE LINED UP TO SEE TUT
A COTTAGE INDUSTRY • THE REBIRTH OF KING TUT IN POP CULTURE
NEW DISCOVERIES • NEW THEORIES ABOUT TUT’S LIFE HAVE EMERGED
King Tut
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