Tutankhamen's Treasures

New Secrets of the Warrior King (1x1)

Air date: Mar 24, 2018

Most of Howard Carter's fabulous find, the treasure of pharaoh Tutankhamen, has been kept locked in the reserves of Cairo's Archeological Museum, hence rarely studied at all. As the entire collection must be prepared for moving to the new museum, scientists seize the opportunity to catch up. A multidisciplinary team studying his elaborate leather body armor, chariot and arms -especially for archery- finds indications, compatible with data from the Luxor temples and other sources, suggesting the boy king may well have grown up to an ambitious ruler at least portraying ...