On February 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist
Howard Carter (center above) entered the sealed burial chamber
of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen.

In Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, British archaeologists Howard
Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first people to enter
King Tutankhamen’s tomb in more than 3,000 years.

Discovery of King Tut’s Tomb, Archaeologists Pose at
Tomb Entrance.

This is a colorized version of one of only two images
showing Howard Carter (on the left) and Lord
Carnarvon together in Tutankhamun’s tomb.

After 3,300 years, King Tut’s coffin leaves his tomb for the
first time.

Exactly three years after the end of World War I, the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier was dedicated at Arlington Cemetery in
Virginia during an Armistice Day ceremony presided over by
President Warren G. Harding (below).

Warren Gamaliel Harding
(November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923)

Scientists have discovered sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years
ago in an Egyptian queen’s tomb.

According to SWNS, the British news, the find, one of the oldest
ever, was among the "grave goods" for Queen Meret-Neith in
Abydos, from 3,000 BC.

The University of Vienna researchers say she was the most
powerful woman in the period and possibly the first female
pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.

(FOX NEWS) – Archaeologist working in the northern highlands of
Peru at a site called Pacopampa unearthed a tomb estimated to be
3,000 years old and believed to have honored an elite religious leader.

Reuters reported that the archeologists called the discovery, "Priest
of Pacopampa," named after the archeological zone where the tomb
was uncovered.

The tomb was covered with six layers of ash mixed with black earth,
and was decorated with ceramic bowls.