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Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/November 4 2022 by Gog the Mild (talk) 16:15, 10 October 2022 (UTC)



The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in the Valley of the Kings in November 1922 by excavators led by the Egyptologist Howard Carter. Whereas the tombs of most ancient Egyptian pharaohs were plundered in ancient times, Tutankhamun's tomb was hidden by debris for most of its existence and not extensively robbed. Conserving the burial goods required a ten-year effort, and their opulence inspired a media frenzy, intensified by speculation that misfortunes connected with the tomb were the result of an ancient curse. Friction between the Egyptian government and the British-led excavation team resulted in a settlement by which the burial goods remained in Egypt, instead of being divided between the excavators and the government as had been standard Egyptological practice. The discovery yielded limited information about events in Tutankhamun's time but a great deal about the material culture of the era. The fame of the discovery made Tutankhamun a symbol of ancient Egypt itself.
 * Most recent similar article(s): The most recent archaeological article was Royal necropolis of Byblos on 10 August, and the most recent Egypt-related article was Pyramid of Sahure on 18 May.
 * Main editors: A. Parrot
 * Promoted: 8 October 2022
 * Reasons for nomination: Centennial. The first step of the tomb entrance was discovered on 4 November 1922. A possible alternate date is 26 November, the centennial of the most dramatic moment of the process, when the excavators entered the antechamber and realized the magnitude of their find.
 * Support as nominator. A. Parrot (talk) 01:03, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Support AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:50, 10 October 2022 (UTC)