How the excavation of Tutankhamen was reported by

The Illustrated London News 1924 - Feb 23rd

 

tut gold doors

88. In the since closed tomb: Tutankhamen's sarcophagus
Before the removal of the golden shrines and lifting the lid,
which revealed the magnificent anthropoid coffin with a face of solid gold

 

tut stars

89. The stars of the Pharaohs: The Great Bear, Sirius and Orion

Pictures from the tomb of the great Seti I of the ninteenth dynasty

tut star room

90. The stars of the Pharaohs: The heavens pictured on a ceiling
Pictorial astronomy of ancient Egypt: The Sepulchral hall
of Seti I (1313-1202 B.C.)

 

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