Who was Tutankhamun and how did he die? Discovered in 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was excavated by British archaeologist Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt.
Filled with archaeological treasures, King Tutankhuman’s gravesite featured a wealth of golden treasures securing us new knowledge of ancient Egypt.
Tutankhamun: The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs takes a look at these treasures found from Tutankhamun’s burial mound alongside its 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history.
Located today in the Cairo Museum, the treasures all tell a story of what life was like in ancient Egypt. It also shows us who Tutankhamun was and gives us an insight to his mysterious death.
Dead as young as 19 years old in 1324 B.C., King Tut was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. He was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th dynasty.
Join in as we examine these ancient treasures, along with interviews with expert Egyptologists, to get a full picture of King Tut and his ancient Egypt.
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- Release date2008
- Full runtime
- Director(s)Darryl Kinson
- Production companyBaker Street Productions