In 1923 the archaeological team of Howard Carter broke into the tomb of Tutankhamen.Ten days later Carter postponed the dig and had the doorway blocked with tonnes of sand to spare the excavators from working in the brutal heat of summer.
This must have come as an unwelcome surprise to 250 American tourists who had just set off for Luxor on the SS Adriatic to view the tomb.
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