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Feb 2023
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Discovering Tutankhamun’s tomb

Bbc World Service
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On 16 February 1923, the sealed burial chamber of ancient Egypt’s most famous pharaoh Tutankhamun was opened for the first time.

Mike Gallagher takes us back to the Valley of the Kings and the discovery of the ancient Egyptian ruler king’s resting place in 1922 by the English archaeologist Howard Carter.

This programme was first broadcast in 2010.

(Photo:The opening of Tutankhamun's tomb. Credit: Getty Images)

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