King Tut/Pyramids

The greatest Egyptian archaeological discovery, the tomb of Tutankhamen, was due largely to the work of an Englishman named Howard Carter.

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Howard Carter discovered Tut's tomb in 1822.

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Howard Carter discovered Tut's tomb in a pyramid located in the Valley of the Kings.

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Carter was college educated and spent many years in Egypt searching for Tut's tomb.

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Thoedore Davis was an Egyptologist who worked with Howard Carter for 12 years searching for the tomb of King Tut.

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Lord Carnarvon, a wealthy Englishman, began searching for an unrobbed tomb with Carter's help.

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In 1922 when Carnarvon was ready to give up, Carter hit upon a set of steps.

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At the bottom of the steps was the 3,000 year old unbroken seal placed on the tomb of Tutankhamen by his Egyptian priests.

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A series of 13 steps led to the passageway.

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The tomb contained 6 sealed doorways.

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