![]() ![]() It is also the case that Carter's methods have often been questioned. In the years since the discovery there has been an increased emphasis on the important role of Egyptian archaeologists involved in the excavation and of the discovery of that first step carved in the rock. The entire Tutankhamun collection will form part of the new Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza - due to open soon. Carter wrote in his diary that the initial discovery - the very first step - had actually been made by a young Egyptian working on the dig, though the identity of the boy has never subsequently been proved.Ĭarter spent the next 10 years removing and cataloguing the artefacts from the tomb - including the famous gold mask - all of which remained in Egypt. ![]() Carter had been excavating in the Valley for several years funded by his patron, the Earl of Carnarvon. The excavation was led by the Egyptologist Howard Carter. Its discovery became an archaeological sensation. In contrast to most other tombs in the Valley the tomb of Tutankhamun had remained largely undisturbed for over 3000 years. The step led to an underground passageway and then to a sealed doorway, behind which was the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. On 4 November 1922 archaeologists excavating in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt uncovered a hidden step, carved in the rock. ![]()
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