Egyptian nationalism occurred in December 1922 when the Egyptian government laid claim to the treasures found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun, which had been discovered by a British archaeologist Howard Carter in November 1922, arguing that they belonged to Egypt and Carter could not take them to Britain as he planned. The dispute finally led to the Egyptians posting an armed guard outside of Tutankhaum's tomb to prevent Carter from entering it. In February 1924, the Egyptian government seized control of the tomb and with it all of the artifacts found there, saying that they belonged to Egypt. On 6 March
Exhibitions of artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun exhibition until May 2009. The tour continued to other U.S. cities. After Dallas the exhibition moved to the de Young Museum in San Francisco, to be followed by the Discovery Times Square Exposition in New York City. This exhibition, featuring completely different artifacts to those in "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs", first ran at the Ethnological Museum in Vienna from March 9 to September 28, 2008 under the title "Tutankhamun and the World of the Pharaohs". It featured a further 140 treasures from the Valley of the Kings including objects from the tomb of King Tut. The