Howard Carter and the Valley of the Kings
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I can describe Howard Carter's great discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
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On the 6 November 1922, an excavation in the Valley of the Kings led by Howard Carter discovered something incredible.
His team discovered a set of stone steps leading down a doorway covered in hieroglyphs.
Inside the doorway Carter could see a room filled with beautiful objects made from precious woods and metals.
Howard Carter and his team had discovered the tomb of an Egyptian ruler called Tutankhamun.
He was buried with objects as Egyptians believed he needed them in the afterlife and they wanted to show off his wealth.
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