KV62

KV62 is the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings. Its largely intact burial contents, discovered in 1922, made it one of the best-known archaeological finds in Egypt.

Valley of the Kings: A royal necropolis on the west bank of the Nile opposite Thebes, used mainly during Egypt’s New Kingdom. KV62 is one of the valley’s numbered royal tombs.
Antechamber of KV62: The first main chamber entered in KV62, containing furniture, chariots, and other burial goods. Its crowded contents shaped the first account of the tomb’s discovery.
Howard Carter: A British archaeologist who directed the excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb. He led the work that exposed KV62 and recorded its contents.
Tutankhamun exhibition: A series of exhibitions presenting objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb to audiences around the world. The tomb’s objects became the basis for major international displays.
Tutankhamun: An Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty who ruled during the fourteenth century BCE. His burial in KV62 identifies the tomb and shaped its contents.
Burial chamber of KV62: The chamber in KV62 that held Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus and decorated walls. It was the tomb’s central funerary space.
Theodore M. Davis: An American excavator whose work in the Valley of the Kings preceded the discovery of KV62. His team uncovered evidence near the tomb but did not find its entrance.
Tutankhamun’s curse: A popular legend that misfortune followed people associated with the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. Reports of deaths after the discovery turned KV62 into a source of sensational folklore.
Egyptian tomb architecture: The forms and construction practices used for burial places in ancient Egypt. KV62’s chambers and corridors belong to a long tradition of Egyptian tomb design.
Treasury of KV62: A chamber in KV62 containing funerary objects, including the shrine associated with the canopic chest. Its contents illuminate the storage of the king’s funerary equipment.

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