As we begin our journey to understand King Tut and the radical intrigue associated with this most famous of Egyptian pharaohs, we can barely begin before we reach his death. So, did this boy change the course of history? Did he save a trouble civilization? Did his reign mark the beginning of a golden age in ancient Egypt?
Most likely the answers are no, no, and ...... no.
But he did do a good job of keeping tomb robbers out ... even though he was dead. Maybe we give that credit to the people who buried him.
Either way, access this interactive website to learn more about the Boy, his short life and the marvelous findings of his perfectly intact (unopened) tomb - interactive site.
Oh yeah, and there may or may not have been a cursed placed on his tomb ... here's the story behind the curse.
Article about Discovery, from the time of discovery.
Period 4 re-writing of the article.
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