Tutankhamen’s Tomb in Egypt Yields New Artifact

Chase Pipes
1 min readAug 1, 2020

Overseeing operations at the Smoky Mountain Relic Room in Tennessee, Chase Pipes sells a wide range of fossils, historical artifacts, crystals, and minerals to the public and dealers. Chase Pipes’ responsibilities include authentication and preservation, and he takes pride in presenting meaningful relics at reasonable prices.

One of the most famous archaeological discoveries was by Howard Carter in 1922 — more than 5,000 artifacts in the tomb of Tutankhamen, “King Tut.” Located in the Valley of the Kings, the tomb belonged to a 9-year-old boy who represented the last of his family lineage at the close of the 19th Dynasty in the New Kingdom era of Egyptian history.

This discovery is still yielding fresh insights. Egyptian archaeologists found more artifacts in 2019 as they were transporting 122 artifacts from the tomb to the Grand Egyptian Museum. Near a storage pit, a box contained a wood artifact believed to be one of a group of model ships placed at the grave site. These replica ships were believed by ancient Egyptians to help the deceased embark on the journey to the afterlife.

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Chase Pipes
Chase Pipes

Written by Chase Pipes

Chase Pipes is a respected presence in the Sevierville, Tennessee community who wholesales and retails fossils, gems, crystals, meteorites, and artifacts.

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