Cairo - Egyptian archaeologists working in the tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun have found baskets and intact clay pots apparently overlooked when the tomb was cleared out in the 1920's.

The 20 clay pots, sealed with Tutankhamun's name, probably contain seeds and the remains of drinks.

One of the baskets contains dried fruit and eight others hold almost 60 small limestone plaques also inscribed with Tutankhamun's name in the traditional cartouche format.

They were found in the treasure room next to the burial chamber where British archaeologist Howard Carter found Tutankhamun's mummy wrapped in its golden covers in 1922.

Tutankhamun ruled Egypt between about 1361 and 1352 BC. He was buried along with many other pharaohs of the period in the Valley of the Kings near the modern town of Luxor.
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Nice thanks

Guess with all the gold they found they could "spare"a few clay pots....

I was thinking exactly the same - it's a long time for them to be "overlooked" though.

zawi hawas was probably just being careful.