An exhibition in Oxford tells how Howard Carter's team excavated the pharaoh's tomb 100 years ago.
Tutankhamun's gold mask, seen here without its beard, was covered with paraffin wax by photographer Harry Burton to dull reflections
Dramatically lit images captured by the photographer Harry Burton, along with letters, plans, drawings and diaries from Carter's archive shed new light on the story of the 10-year excavation of the tomb, which was the first known intact royal burial from ancient Egypt. While their names were not recorded, Dr Rosenow says the images challenge the colonial stereotype of a one-man discovery.
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