A former circus
performer drawn to Egypt’s mystique, Giovanni Belzoni developed
a passion for uncovering its secrets and discovered that he possessed
an extraordinary talent for archaeological discovery. But another
man made what is perhaps the most well known find in Egypt. Howard
Carter worked in vain for seven years to locate the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
In 1922, just as his funding was drying up, Carter and his team unearthed
the elusive tomb. The rest is ancient history.
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Time: 52 minutes
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