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King Tut on exhibit as views of antiquities evolve

An exhibition at the California Science Center, a stop on the tour celebrating the near-century that has passed since the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen, is quite appropriately fit for a king.

“King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh,” an expansive exhibition with some 150 authentic artifacts from the tomb of the “Boy King,” will be open until Jan. 6 at the

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