The tomb of Tutankhamun is located in the Valley of the Kings and is labeled as KV62. In 1907 Theodore M. Davis discovered an area that contained funeral artifacts that contained Tutankhamun’s name and he came to the conclusion that that site was the entire tomb and ended the dig. However, Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun’s real tomb near the entrance to Ramesses VI’s tomb on November 4, 1922. The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb was the cause of a great deal of renewed interest in ancient Egypt. It took until February of 1923 for Carter to open the inner chamber of the tomb and find the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun.
One of the reasons this tomb became so famouse is because it contained a large variety of treasures. The tomb was packed with a variety of items including garlands of flowers. There was so much stuff that it took Carter nearly a decade to completely empty. The wealth of treasures was even after the tomb had been robbed before. It is believed that around 60% of the jewelry that was stored was removed, and it is believed that the embalming materials found at KV54, the tomb discovered by Theodore M. Davis, were because of the robberies.
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