The Excavation and Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb

Carter was able to find the grave because they found the last step, and then proceeded another 12 steps before entering the retaining wall of the plaster. Carter explained what he saw when he opened the front wall. "When my eyes got used to the light, the details of the room slowly appeared from fog, strange animals, statues and gold. Explain the type of treasure, the graves were found in the grave Carter kept talking more about what he saw, "I felt very dissatisfied.When Lord Carnaruf could not tolerate the long-term doubt, he said, I worried and asked.

The vast majority of knowledge about Tutankhamun today comes from the discovery of his grave in 1922. British archaeologist Howard Carter began excavation investigation in Egypt in 1891. After World War I, he began to search Tutankhamun's grave in the valley of the king. On November 26, 1922, Carter and Archaeologist George Herbert of Caernarfon entered the interior of the grave. To my surprise, they discovered that most of their content and structure is miraculously intact. One of the rooms, the wall paintings are the story of Tutankhamun's funeral and his subsequent life. The room has various artifacts from his journey - oil, perfume, childhood toys, valuable jewels, and statues of gold and ebony. In the following 17 years, Carter and his colleagues scrutinized the tombs of the four rooms and revealed an amazing collection of thousands of precious things.

In 1915 George Herbert, the fifth Count of Canada, excavated and found a financial supporter of Tutankhamun's grave (Tutankhamun's grave) in the Valley of the King and hired a British archaeologist Howard. Howard Carter explores it. As a result of a systematic survey, Carter found the actual tomb of Tutankhamen (KV 62) in November 1922. King Tutankhamun 's mummy is still in the grave of the valley of the king. Eighty - five years after Carter 's discovery, on November 4, 2007, a 19 - year - old pharaoh was exhibited in Luxor' s underground cemetery. . This case is designed to prevent an increase in decomposition speed due to humidity and warmth when visitors go to the tomb.