The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen Vol. 1

Howard Carter (1874 - 1939) and Arthur C. Mace (1874 - 1928)

On 26 November 1922, after eight years of work in the Valley of the Kings, archeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen, a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (around 1300 BCE). Different than all the tombs hitherto excavated, this was the first to be virtually undisturbed, and Carters words on a first look inside "Wonderful things!" have gone down in history.
Excavating the tomb in full took eight years, and most of the 5,398 items that were found there are now on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, with the exception of the mummy of Tut-Ankh-Amen that remained where it had been laid to rest.
This first volume of Howard Carter's memoirs, written in late 1923, recounts the finding and opening of the tomb, the clearing of the antechamber, and the opening of the sealed door leading to the burial chamber. - Summary by Availle

Genre(s): History, Memoirs

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Dedication and Preface Availle
00:17:55
Play 01 Introduction (Biographical Sketch of the Late Lord Carnarvon by Lady Burghclere) Part I Availle
00:26:31
Play 02 Introduction (Biographical Sketch of the Late Lord Carnarvon by Lady Burghclere) Part II Availle
00:29:11
Play 03 Introduction (Biographical Sketch of the Late Lord Carnarvon by Lady Burghclere) Part III Availle
00:21:14
Play 04 I: The King and the Queen Availle
00:15:56
Play 05 II: The Valley and the Tomb Availle
00:25:15
Play 06 III: The Valley in Modern Times Availle
00:23:11
Play 07 IV: Our Prefatory Work at Thebes Availle
00:21:18
Play 08 V: The Finding of the Tomb Availle
00:20:22
Play 09 VI: A Preliminary Investigation Availle
00:26:02
Play 10 VII: A Survey of the Antechamber Availle
00:25:20
Play 11 VIII: Clearing the Antechamber Availle
00:34:55
Play 12 IX: Visitors and the Press Availle
00:19:10
Play 13 X: Work in the Laboratory Availle
00:52:09
Play 14 XI: The Opening of the Sealed Door Availle
00:19:49