Tutankhamen’s Tomb in Egypt Yields New Artifact
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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.
