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Clearly and uncondescendingly, Morley gives enough Egyptian history and culture for context, then focuses on the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen and the elaborate tomb prepared after his early death in 1323 B.C.E. and discovered by Englishman Howard Carter in 1922. Its riches are partly catalogued and explained, with impressive art and a few photos. Timeline. Glos., ind.