Howard Carter's discovery of Tut's tomb - in pictures

  • English Egyptologist Howard Carter (1874-1939, right) with the patron of his research, archaeologist and Fifth Earl of Carnarvon George Herbert (1866-1923), at the Valley of the Kings excavation site, Egypt. In 1922 the pair discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Getty Images
    English Egyptologist Howard Carter (1874-1939, right) with the patron of his research, archaeologist and Fifth Earl of Carnarvon George Herbert (1866-1923), at the Valley of the Kings excavation site, Egypt. In 1922 the pair discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Getty Images
  • Carter and an Egyptian colleague examining the inner coffin. Photo: The Bodleian Library / University of Oxford
    Carter and an Egyptian colleague examining the inner coffin. Photo: The Bodleian Library / University of Oxford
  • Closing the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, February 1923. The discovery of the tomb in 1922 was one of the most astounding discoveries in archaeology. Tutankhamun was a previously unknown pharaoh whose name had been eradicated from historical records by one of his successors because of his association with the heretical pharaoh Akhenaten, who was Tutankhamun's father-in-law. Consequently his tomb, uniquely, had remained undisturbed by grave robbers. Getty Images
    Closing the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, February 1923. The discovery of the tomb in 1922 was one of the most astounding discoveries in archaeology. Tutankhamun was a previously unknown pharaoh whose name had been eradicated from historical records by one of his successors because of his association with the heretical pharaoh Akhenaten, who was Tutankhamun's father-in-law. Consequently his tomb, uniquely, had remained undisturbed by grave robbers. Getty Images
  • Objects found in the antechamber. Getty Images
    Objects found in the antechamber. Getty Images
  • Carter and associates opening the doors of King Tutankhamun's burial shrine in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt; screen print from a photograph, 1923. Getty Images
    Carter and associates opening the doors of King Tutankhamun's burial shrine in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt; screen print from a photograph, 1923. Getty Images
  • British archaeologists Carter, left, and Arthur Callender, who died in 1937, remove objects from the antechamber of the tomb with help from an Egyptian worker, Thebes, Egypt, 1923. Getty Images
    British archaeologists Carter, left, and Arthur Callender, who died in 1937, remove objects from the antechamber of the tomb with help from an Egyptian worker, Thebes, Egypt, 1923. Getty Images
  • One of Carter’s record cards showing his drawing of the jackal god Anubis with notes and measurements. Photo: Griffith Institute / University of Oxford
    One of Carter’s record cards showing his drawing of the jackal god Anubis with notes and measurements. Photo: Griffith Institute / University of Oxford
  • Carter, right, opening the door to the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Getty Images
    Carter, right, opening the door to the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Getty Images
  • The Earl of Carnavon, who financed the excavation. Getty Images
    The Earl of Carnavon, who financed the excavation. Getty Images
  • An illustration of Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon inside the tomb. Getty Images
    An illustration of Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon inside the tomb. Getty Images
  • Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus, containing the pharaoh’s gold coffin. Getty Images
    Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus, containing the pharaoh’s gold coffin. Getty Images