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We don't know how he died,
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only that his death was
sudden and mysterious.
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His body was preserved
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in the manner of other pharaons
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and priests anointed his
coffin to prepare him
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for his final journey
into the world of the dead.
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The rituals had to be finished
before his father
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the Sun,
descended into darkness.
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So this young pharaon
was secured in his tomb
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surrounded by kingly treasures
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and his seal was pressed
into its entrance.
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From that time on
it was to be a place of peace
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hidden and undisturbed
throughout eternity.
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This young King's name
was Tutankhamon.
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For 3,000 years,
:02:32
King Tut and his tomb
in the Valley of the Kings
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remained concealed
beneath shifting sands.
:02:41
Other tombs were discovered
and completely pillaged
:02:44
but not his.
:02:48
Believing he could find it,
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an Englishman named
Howard Carter mounted
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five arduous expeditions
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but they yielded nothing.
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In 1922, he returned to
Egypt for a sixth attempt.