“The Story of Tutankhamun” is taken from the writings of Dr. David P. Silverman, exhibition curator, and the text of Dr. Zahi Hawass, as printed in Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, the companion book to the exhibition.	The Story of King Tut The Find of the Millennia
		Carter arrived with a small team in the Valley of the Kings in late October 1922, theoretically the final dig season. He began work in the only place still unexplored, a triangular area below the tomb of Ramses VI covered by ancient workmen’s huts. On November 1, 1922, Carter quickly recorded the huts and then ordered his workmen to sink a trench right through them. Three days passed in feverish activity as Carter drove his men to make every moment count. The Initial Discovery On the morning of November 4, 1922, a young boy arrived at the site with jars of water for the workers. As he cleared a space for the jars, he found the top of a step cut into the bedrock. Soon afterward, Carter arrived and directed his men to clear away the sand, uncovering eleven more steps leading to a doorway blocked with stones and plaster. Stamped on the surface of the doorway was the Jackal-and-Nine-Captives seal of the official guards, but no royal name was visible. The upper left-hand corner had been re-plastered and resealed, which told Carter that robbers had broken into the tomb in antiquity, but that something important still remained inside. The First Glimpse into the Tomb After making a small hole, Carter peered inside and saw a corridor filled with rubble. He curbed his impatience, had his men refill the stairway, and sent the momentous telegram to Lord Carnarvon in England: “AT LAST HAVE MADE WONDERFUL DISCOVERY IN THE VALLEY, A MAGNIFICENT TOMB WITH SEALS INTACT; RECOVERED SAME FOR YOUR ARRIVAL; CONGRATUATIONS! Continue to Opening the Tomb. >>