In this text, accompany two archaeologists; Howard Carter and Theodore Davis, as they discover the tomb of the boy king, Tutankhamun and the exquisite treasures inside it. Learn about his life and death, from coming to power at the age of nine, to his elaborate burial nine years later. The text also
Tutankhamun: The Life and Death of a Pharoah (DK Discoveries)
β Scribed by David Murdoch
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Child's P/B
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 48
- Category
- Library
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