mo4ch:>‘UK’s answer to Tutankhamun tomb' found beside pub in Essex (PHOTOS) | Mo4ch News

An exciting royal burial site hailed the UK’s Tutankhamun’s tomb was found hidden between a pub and an Aldi in Essex, England. Its contents are on display for the first time.The unexpected find was uncovered during roadworks in Prittlewell, Essex in 2003. The tomb contained rare artefacts, including tooth enamel fragments believed to belong to a 6th century Anglo-Saxon prince.Archaeologists said they were “astounded” to find the burial chamber still intact. It’s thought to be the oldest known example of a Christian Anglo-Saxon prince, and the items found in the tomb were placed there “as part of a carefully choreographed burial rite.”Gold crosses were found placed where the prince’s eyes would have been, suggesting he was Christian, but other elements of the tomb point to pre-Christian rituals.“I think it’s our equivalent of Tutankhamun’s tomb,”said Sophie Jackson of the Museum of London Archaeology.The discoveries are being displayed in Southend for the first time, after being carefu…