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This documentary explores how ancient Egyptians lived, worked, and believed during the time of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, focusing on the sacred landscape surrounding his burial in the Valley of the Kings. Contrary to popular belief, Tutankhamun was not buried in a pyramid. By the 14th century BCE, royal pyramids had been abandoned in favor of hidden rock-cut tombs, designed to protect the pharaoh’s body and treasures from tomb robbers. Tutankhamun’s tomb (KV62), discovered in 1922, remains the most i