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Tutankhamun’s treasures on show in Istanbul
The exhibition, "Tutankhamun, the Boy King's Treasures," which has traveled the major cities of the world for more than 60 years and broken records with more than 40 million visitors, is in Istanbul for the first time.
On the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the treasure in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, the exhibition opens today at UNIQ Expo Istanbul.
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Explore the Tomb of Tutankhamun in Burgas, Bulgaria
If you want to walk through Tutankhamun's tomb and see how the boy's Pharaoh last house seemed like, you can do in Burgas. More than 100 exhibits of gold and precious stones recreate with absolute precision the funeral chamber from which the ruler of Ancient Egypt has taken to the stars, as seen by Treasure Hunt Howard Carter, reports Travel Bulgaria News
Tutankhamun's Sarcophagus Will Be Restored a Decade after its Discovery
The golden sarcophagus of the most famous ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, who lived more than 3.3 thousand years ago, will be restored in Egypt to be exhibited in one of the halls of the new Egyptian Museum near the Pyramids of Giza.
Tutankhamun sculpture's London auction sparks Egyptian outcry
A 3,000-year-old head sculpture of an eternally-young Tutankhamun -- the Egyptian pharaoh known as King Tut -- goes under the hammer this week in London despite an outcry from Cairo.
Huge Tutankhamun show set to tour world
Four decades after the boy pharaoh caused a sensation in the US and Europe, treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun are to tour the world again, many for the first time.
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Tutankhamun | Athens | To End-February
Hellenic Cosmos presents "Tutankhamun: A Journey to Eternity," an exhibition that takes visitors into the heart of the excavations conducted by English archaeologist Howard Carter at the Egyptian pharaoh's tomb in the 1920s. The show explores facts and fiction surrounding the legend of King Tut, with precise replicas of many of the key discoveries in the tomb and a wealth of information.
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Tutankhamun's tomb to be closed soon
The tomb of legendary boy pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt?s Valley of the Kings will close from October for restorations, the antiquities ministry said Sept. 20.
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Scientist believes Nefertiti is buried in King Tut’s tomb
English archeologist Dr. Nicholas Reeves of the University of Arizona claims that the tomb of Tutankhamun hides a secret that has eluded researchers since its discovery more than 90 years ago. Reeves said that he has found a secret doorway leading from the tomb of King Tutankhamun to the boy-king’s mother, Nefertiti.