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SILVERMAN, DAVID P. “THE TREASURES OF TUTANKHAMUN.” Archaeology, vol. 29, no. 4, 1976, pp. 232–241. www.jstor.org/stable/41706084.

The Treasures of Tutankhamun discusses how this young king was able to reestablish order in the Egyptian civilization, and what artifacts lay beneath his tomb. I plan on using this source for background information on King Tut before his death and to discuss the key relic discover in his tomb.

“Work at the Tomb of Tutankhamun.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 33, no. 2, 1975, pp. 96–108. www.jstor.org/stable/3258745.

Work at the Tomb of Tutankhamun discusses some background information on the construction of his tomb, some of the items found, also about King Tut’s sarcophagus and death mask.

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