Digging in the desert
Perhaps the most intriguing archaeological find of the early 20th century was a discovery made in the Egyptian desert in 1922 by two British archaeologists. The tomb of King Tutankhamen, filled with gold furniture, fragments of gold foil and broken chariots, had remained hidden for 3,000 years.
It eluded even the cleverest of tomb robbers. Through the process of mummification the remains of the 19-year-old boy king have lasted throughout the centuries, since 1325 B.C