Tutankhamun

-who he was: Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled 1333 BC – 1324 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. His original name, Tutankhaten, means "Living Image of Aten", while Tutankhamun means "Living Image of Amun".

-who discovered his tomb: Howard Carter (May 9, 1874 - March 2, 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist. He is most famous as the discoverer of KV62, the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt.

-what was tutankamen treasure: The funeral mask of Tutankhamun was made in the traditional form of the god Osiris. The Egyptians believed that by enacting magical burial rites his body would be reanimated as Osiris had. This mask was made of gold with glass eyes and lapis lazuli eyebrows and eyelashes. The manner of painting the eyes is also identified with the sun god.

-why is it so important: They were important to King Tut for the same reason they were important to other pharaohs or kings of the time. It was believed they would need those things in the after life.

King Tuts treasures are so important to modern day people because his tomb was the first to be found complete, and not looted of it's treasure. King Tut's tomb is the first true glimpse we have of this ancient civilizations burial rituals, with all their possessions.