Tutankhamuns tomb

Howard Carter (be) born in London on May 9, 1874. He

(go) to Egypt when he was still only seventeen. He was
(hire)to copy wall paintings and inscriptions. In January
1892, he (start) doing archaeological work.
At the beginning of 1900 Howard Carter (become) Chief
Inspector of Antiquities to the Egyptian Government .Then his
professional career was in crisis for some years until his luck changed.
George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, a rich English man who
(become) interested in Egyptian antiquities, .
(decide) to pay some archaeological work. The cooperation between
them finally ended in the greatest discovery in Egyptian archaeology: The
tomb of the pharaon Tutankhamun!
In 1914 he (obtain) permission for excavating in the Valley
of the Kings. The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite
Thebes .The Valley (be) used for primary burials from
approximately 1539 BC to 1075 BC, and ..(contain) at least 63
tombs.

Howard carter

The tomb of Tutankhamun (be) found on November 4,

1922. Very often when a tomb was discovered it was empty or many
objects (or the mummy!) were missing but the entrance to the 4,000
year-old tomb was intact. The tomb was decorated with religious texts
and images. There (be) many valuable objects inside the
tomb as well as everyday life objects. One room alone
(contain)171 objects and pieces of furniture.
It (take) close to six years to record and preserve the
thousands of valuable artifacts that were found there.
Legends of a curse are still around to this day because people that
. (be) part of Carters excavation team (have) instances
of bad luck shortly after. The missions funder (catch) an
Lord Carnarvon