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National GeographicFollow the path of King Tut and all the artifacts that were brought to light a hundred years ago to detail his magnificent history. Image 1: The new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza brings together nearly all 5,000-plus artifacts from King Tut’s tomb for the first time. Image 2: This outer coffin, one of three that held King Tut's mummy, is being restored in a conservation lab in the museum. Image 3: Geneticist Yehia Gad (second from left) and his team examine the mummy of an unidentified boy in the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep II in Luxor. Gad is studying samples from King Tut and his extended family to learn more about the royals of ancient Egypt. Image 4: Winged goddesses protect each corner of King Tut's sarcophagus in his journey through time. The stone coffin, along with his mummy, remains in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. 📸 Photos by @paoloverzone #NatGeoTikTok #KingTut
On the profile · Oct 18, 2022