THE STORY OF KING TUT’S TOMB
GEORGE HERBERT THE 5 TH EARL OF CARNARVON
HIGHCLERE CASTLE HOME OF LORD CARNARVON
ENTRANCE TO HIGHCLERE CASTLE
SATELITTE PHOTO OF EGYPT TODAY HOW DOES GEOGRAPHY AFFECT HOW AND WHY A CIVILIZATION DEVELOPS?
THE WINTER PALACE HOTEL IN LUXOR
LORD CARNARVON RELAXING IN EGYPT
HOWARD CARTER DISCOVERER OF KING TUT’S TOMB
HOWARD CARTER AS CHIEF INSPECTOR OF THE EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES SERVICE
HOWARD CARTER HAVING TEA WITH THE LADIES IN EGYPT
CARTER AND CARNARVON 1922 – THE FINAL SEASON
VALLEY OF THE KINGS
MODERN MAP SHOWING THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS AS A BLUE DOT
THE ROYAL MUMMY CACHE
A “CLUE” FOUND BY HOWARD CARTER SEAL OF THE NECROPOLIS ANUBIS OVER NINE CAPTIVES WITH KING’S TUT’S NAME
TOMB OF RAMSES VI TOMB OF KING TUTANKHAMUN
HOWARD CARTER LADY EVELYN LORD CARNARVON
NOVEMBER 23, 1922 “Do you see anything?” “Yes…” “…I see wonderful things”
THE ANTECHAMBER
ROYAL RINGS WRAPPED IN A RAG DROPPED BY THE TOMB ROBBERS
THE ROYAL THRONE OF KING TUTANKHAMUN
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON THE OPENING OF THE TOMB
THE ANNEX
NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE SHOWING ONE OF THE GUARDIANS FOUND IN THE ANTECHAMBER
CARTER WRAPPING ONE OF THE GUARDIANS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE TOMB
CARTER HELPS REMOVE AN ARTIFACT FROM THE TOMB
THE “COW BED” COMES OUT OF THE TOMB
ONE OF THE ROYAL CHARIOTS TRANSPORTED UNDER ARMED GUARD
TOURISTS WATCHING THE ARTIFACTS AS THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE TOMB
THE TOMB ENTRANCE IN MODERN TIMES
KING TUT’S TOMB UNDER GUARD DURING THE SUMMER WHEN WORK WOULD BE SUSPENDED
CARTER AND CARNARVON PEER INTO THE BURIAL CHAMBER
THE BURIAL CHAMMBER SHRINE AS SEEN FROM THE ANTECHAMBER
THE TREASURY
ANUBIS – GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD
OSTRICH FEATHER FAN
STATUES OF THE KING IN VARIOUS POSES FOUND IN THE TREASURY
JEWELRY FEATURING: THE SCARAB THE COBRA THE SUN DISK THE VULTURE THE LOTUS AND PAPYRUS
CONTAINER FOR KING TUT’S CANOPIC JARS
THE OUTER SHRINE AS SEEN IN THE CAIRO MUSEUM
THE SEALED DOOR TO THIRD SHRINE
GILDED DOOR OF ONE OF THE SHRINES
THE SARCOPHAGUS OF KING TUT WITH LID
3,000 YEAR OLD FLOWERS AROUND THE COBRA AND VULTURE SYMBOLS
THE FOUR “LAYERS” OVER KING TUT’S MUMMY
TUT’S TOES
TUT’S ARM BRACELETS
PREPARING TUT’S MUMMY FOR THE CT SCANNER
ARTIST RECONSTRUCTION OF TUTANKHAMUN’S FACE USING DATA FROM THE CT SCAN
King Tut (King Tut) Now when he was a young man, He never thought he'd see People stand in line to see the boy king. (King Tut) How'd you get so funky? (Funky Tut) Did you do the monkey? Born in Arizona, Moved to Babylonia (king Tut). (King Tut) Now, if I'd known They'd line up just to see him, I'd taken all my money And bought me a museum. (king Tut) Buried with a donkey (funky Tut) He's my favorite honkey! Born in Arizona, Moved to Babylonia (king Tut) (Tut, Tut) Dancin' by the Nile, (Disco Tut, Tut) The ladies love his style, (boss Tut, Tut) Rockin' for a mile (rockin' Tut, Tut) He ate a crocodile. He gave his life for tourism. Golden idol! He's an Egyptian. They're selling you! Now, when I die, Now don't think I'm a nut, Don't want no fancy funeral, Just one like ole king Tut. (king Tut) He coulda won a Grammy, (king Tut) Buried in his Jammies, (king Tut) Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia, He was born in Arizona, got a condo made of stone-a, King Tut!