Archeologists Discover First Pharaoh's Tomb in Egypt
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King Tut’s Iconic Burial Mask Wasn’t Actually Made For Him, Shocking New Research SuggestsHistorians have acknowledged before that the Egyptian court may have been forced to rely on readily available items for King Tutankhamun’s funeral — including someone else’s burial mask.
Whatever flaws King Tut inherited in this life, however, the image he left for eternity is one of luminous perfection—his iconic funeral mask crafted of gold, regarded by the ancient Egyptians ...
The trove of grave goods included solid gold funeral shoes ... and took to the throne at the age of nine or ten. When Tut became king, he married his half-sister, Ankhesenpaaten.
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