The discovery of the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was made more famous because it was so well hidden, untouched by grave robbers and archaeologists alike for thousands of years. When it was unearthed a century ago, the mummified body and its decorated sarcophagus emerged fully intact. Many ancient tombs were uncovered in Egypt in the 20th century, but Tutankhamun’s remains and treasures were the only ones to be excavated in their entirety.
Tutankhamun was a young pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt for just a single decade, until around
