Synopsis
On November 4, 1922, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.
- Programme: Days That Shook the World
- Series: 1
- Episode: 07: Tutankhamun's Tomb
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2003
- History
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