Tourists film the mummy of King Tutankhamun at his tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, on Nov. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
CAIRO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Friday celebrated the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb by British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team.
Tutankhamun, who ascended the throne at the age of nine (1332 BC) and died at 19 (1323 BC), is one of the best-known pharaohes of ancient Egypt.
Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2022 shows King Tutankhamun's sarcophagus and wall paintings inside the king's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2022 shows a wall painting inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
A tourist films inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, on Nov. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)■
