The Discovery of King Tut's Tomb

By lovepink13

  • Howard Goes to Egypt

    In 1891, Howard Carter went to Egypt as a junior artist with the Egypt Exploration Fund and was eventually hired by Egypt's Antiquities service.

  • Howard is Hired

    Lord Carnarvon began spending winters in Egypt. He took up archeology as a hobby. Needing someone knowledgeable, he hired Howard Carter.

  • Howard is Introduced to Lord Carnarvon

    Howard Carter was introduced to Lord Carnarvon by Gaston Maspero the head of the Antiquities Service

  • Carter and Carnarvon Receive License

    Carter and Carnarvon receive a license to dig in the Valley of the Kings from the Egyptian Antiquities Service

  • World War I

    The outbreak of World War I prevented immediate excavations

  • Howard comes to Lord Carnarvon

    Howard Carter came to Lord Carnarvon to finance his search for the tomb of Tutankamen.

  • Financing the Project

    Howard Carter approached Lord Carnarvon to finance the search forr the tomb of Tutankhuman

  • One More Season

    Carter was given just one more season of funding by Lord Carnarvon to find the tomb.

  • Years of Searching

    From 1917 to 1922, Howard Carter digs in the Valley of the Kings but is unable to find the tomb.

  • Workmen's Huts

    Workmen's Huts
    After many unsuccsseful years Lord Carnarvon decided to end searching for King Tutankamen's tomb. But Howard Carter convinced him to continue for one last season.
    It was soon after the first season had begun that Carter instructed his workers to remove the workmen's huts at the base of the tomb of Rameses VI.
    With the huts removed and documented Carter began to excavate the ground underneath.
    On the fourth day a step cut into the rock was exposed. Eventually 12 steps were exposed

  • Beginning of the Tomb

    Carter finds the steps leading to Tutankamen's tomb and asks Lord Carnarvon to come to Egypt.

  • Howard contacts Lord Carnarvon

    Howard contacts Lord Carnarvon
    The 12 steps led to a blocked door. Carter inspected the door for clues to what could be behind it. He found the impressions of the royal mecropolis.
    He was excited because he knew that the design was of the 18th dynasty. Knowing that the chances were good of a tomb of a noble was buried there, Carter ordered that the steps be covered back up until he could give notice of his discovery to Lord Carnarvon.
    Carter cables Lord Carnarvon: "At last have made a wonderful discovery in Valley:mag

  • Financing Approved

    Lord Carnarvon responds to the request for financing, He agrees and the digging resumes

  • More Discoveries

    More Discoveries
    On November 23rd Lord Carnarvon, accompanied by hs daughter, Lady Evelyn Herbert, arrived in Luxor, Egypt.
    The next day the workers began to expose the stairway. This time, they dug further and exposed 16 steps. The whole doorway was exposed and at the bottom were several seals with Tutankamen's name on them.
    Carter drilled a hole into the plaster doors and chipped away at it. It was soon big enough for him to peer inside. The candle he was holding was reflected in the gold furniture. He w

  • three volume account of the discovery

    Howard Carter publishes the first of his three volume account of the discovery.

  • Burial Chamber

    Howard Carter opens up the sealed doorway leading towards the burial chamber and the sarcophagus of the Pharoah Tutankamen.

  • Opening of the Burial chamber

    The Burial Chamber is officially opened.

  • Lord Carnarvon dies

    Lord Carnarvon dies in Cario from an infected mosquito bite.

  • Carter Writes Pamphlet

    Carter writes pamphlet to document interference by authorities and leaves the excavation.

  • Resumes Work

    January 25, 1925 Carter reumes work in the tomb of Tutankamen.

  • Tutankamen's mummy is revealed

    The inner coffin is opened revealing the mummy of Tutankamen.

  • The Mummy is Revealed

    The Mummy is Revealed
    After many months of carefully revealing the content of the tomb, it was time to open King Tut's coffin. The coffin was in the shape of a person about 7 feet long.
    When they lifted the lid a smaller coffin was revealed. The second coffin revealed a third. The third one was completely gold. The royal mummy of Tutankamen was revealed.

  • Cario Museum

    Conservation work on King Tut treasures are completed and sent to the Cario Museum

  • Death of Howard Carter

    Howard Carter dies in London on March 2, 1939.

  • University of Liverpool

    A group from the Unversity of Liverpool X RAY and examine the mummy revealing a dense spot at the lower back of the skull.

  • The University of Michigan

    A group from the University of Michigan X RAY and examine the mummy.

  • Touring the world

    In 1979 the treasure toured the world.

  • Touring the World Again

    A second world tour of the artifacts began in 2005.

  • King Tut's Injuries

    A team of Egyptian scientists lead by Dr. Zahi Hwass, the Secretary General of theEgyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, conduct a CT scanon the mummy revealing that the skull injury was likely to have been caused during the embalming process. Damage to the left thighbone suggested thatTutankamen badly broke his leg befoe he died, and his leg became infected.

  • King Tut's Father

    DNA tests confirm that he was the son of Akhenaten and Akhenaten's sister, who was also his wife.