Tomb of one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful rulers, Amenhotep III, has been reopened for visitors. The 3,400-year-old site, which was first discovered during Napoleon era, was closed for visitors around two decades back. But now visitors can now again see the ancient site located 46 feet underground.
The tomb was first found in 1799 during Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign by French engineers Prosper Jollois and Édouard de Villiers du Terrage. After more than a century, it was later excavated by British archaeologist Howard Carter in 1915 but by then, looters had emptied the chamber centuries earlier.
