Tutankhamun Tomb facts
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The dagger found in Tutankhamun's tomb was made from iron from a meteorite
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Dagger in Tutankhamun's tomb was made with iron from a meteorite
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Fenugreek was used for embalming in the ancient Egypt. Stashes of fenugreek were found in tombs of many pharaohs (including Tutankhamun).
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Some of the most famous mummies discovered to date include Otzi the Iceman (a natural mummy from 3300 B.C. found in the Otzal Alps), Ginger (the earliest ancient Egyptian naturally mummified body), King Tutankhamun (ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was found in 1922 by Howard Carter), and Lady Dai (Xin Zhui), who was the wife of the Han Dynasty Marquis. She died in 178 to 145 BC.
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Howard Carter uncovered Tutankhamun in his tomb in 1922, along with a solid gold mask used in his funeral.
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The Curse of Tutankhamun became famous when the financial supporter of Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon died seven weeks after the tomb was discovered. He was bitten by a mosquito on his cheek and it became infected and he died. When they removed King Tut's death mask, he too had a mark on the same spot on his cheek.
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The Amarna Period of Egypt began with Akhenaten, who abandoned traditional Egyptian polytheism and introduced worship centered on the Aten (Sun Disc). The royal line of the dynasty died out with Tutankhamun, for two foetuses were found buried in his tomb may have been his twin daughters.
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Highclere Castle, the filming location for Downton Abbey, belongs to the Carnarvon family - the family of the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon, who accompanied Howard Carter during the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.
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Tutankhamun's tomb contained wine jars labeled with the wine's vineyard, year of harvest, name of winemaker, and comments such as “very good wine.”
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Eyeliners were first used in the 1920s after Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered
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11 people died in the first 10 years of Tutankhamun's tomb opening which helped perpetuate the legend of the “curse of the pharaohs”
