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Golden funerary mask of Tutankhamun, inlaid with lapis lazuli, obsidian and turquoise. (Photo By DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

Tutankhamun

The solid gold death mask of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, now held in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (Photo by Fayed El-Geziry/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Tutankhamun The Egyptian boy who really discovered the Boy King

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How is Tutankhamun’s legacy shaped by colonialism? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A carving of Tutankhamun and his young wife Ankhesenamun
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The forgotten women in Tutankhamun’s tomb

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Egyptologist Howard Carter crouches near the golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun's remains
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Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun: was the tomb really cursed?

Tutankhamun’s golden funeral mask
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Your guide to Tutankhamun, plus 8 fascinating facts

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Episode 7 The contested legacy of an icon . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 6 Secrets of the pharaoh's mummy . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 5 Treasures of the tomb . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4 The mystery of Nefertiti . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3 Life & death of the boy king . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2 Egypt in the era of the boy king . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1 Unearthing the boy king’s lost tomb . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Quiz Tutankhamun: do you know all the boy king’s secrets? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

(Photo by Michele Falzone via Getty Images)
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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about ancient Egypt

Sunset at the Chephren Pyramid, Giza, Egypt
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Searching for the pharaohs: where are the tombs of Ancient Egypt’s missing kings and queens?