Valley of the Kings
CountryEgypt
Date1500 BC
RegionLuxor
About Valley of the Kings
The burial place of 63 pharaohs and nobles. Tutankhamuns tomb was found intact in 1922 by Howard Carter. The tomb paintings still show vivid colors after 3,000 years. Robbed in antiquity except for Tutankhamun.
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