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Unwrapping Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Mummy

Unwrapping Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Mummy

In 1922, deep in the Egyptian desert, archaeologist Howard Carter and his team slowly peeled the bandages off Tutankhamun. Original photographs and Carter’s extensive diary recorded the historic moment. But why was the mummy charred and burned? And were his broken limbs signs of an accident, or murder? A century after his unwrapping, the truth behind Egypt’s most famous pharaoh is unlocked.

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