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it is because when Horemheb became pharaoh,he went about destroying every monument built to honor King Tut which accidentally covered the entrance to King Tut's tomb.
King Tutankhamen's tomb was undiscovered for 33 centuries because when Horemheb became pharaoh, he went about destroying every monument ever built in Tutankhamen's honor. But the stonecutters accidentally covered the entrance.

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because when works where trying to clean and they accidentally covered the entrance

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because it was hidden under other kings tombs

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Tutankhamun's tomb was hard to find because it was hidden amongst other tombstones.

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It was not empty. All of King Tut's belongings were still there.No one had yet stollen or robbed king Tut's tomb today!


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