{"id":15968,"date":"2022-07-07T14:33:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T12:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=211349"},"modified":"2022-07-07T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T12:47:07","slug":"tutankhamun-unearthing-the-boy-kings-lost-tomb","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/tutankhamun-unearthing-the-boy-kings-lost-tomb\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutankhamun: unearthing the boy king\u2019s lost tomb"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ellie Cawthorne\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 07 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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One hundred years ago, in 1922, Egyptologist Howard Carter made one of the most spectacular discoveries in the history of archaeology, when he unearthed the tomb of Tutankhamun<\/a> in Egypt\u2019s Valley of the Kings.<\/p>\n

In the first episode in our new series on the life, death and legacy of the iconic pharaoh, Toby Wilkinson and Okasha El Daly tell Ellie Cawthorne about the hunt for the boy king\u2019s tomb \u2013 which had lain undisturbed for more than 3,000 years \u2013 and the controversies sparked by the discovery.<\/p>\n\n https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/07\/HistoryExtraTutankhamunEp1-77fe2e3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Want to hear more? Browse more episodes in our podcast series on Tutankhamun\u2019s life, death and legacy<\/strong><\/p>\n

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