Excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun (19 photos)

Howard Carter. The researcher who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.



Lord Carnarvon. It was he who funded the archaeological excavations. While this idea with the excavation was considered complete madness. In 1923, he died of pneumonia.



Carter opens the NEA that surrounded the sarcophagus. It took 84 days.



In the treasury of the tomb.



Untouched print SPLA. None of the robbers did not dare open it.



Carter clears the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun from dust with a brush.



Opening of the third sarcophagus. The photo golden mask that hid the mummy of Pharaoh.



The study of the tomb.



The very first picture of the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun.



First opened the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun.



Entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun.



Wooden (second) sarcophagus of Tutankhamen.



Gold (third) sarcophagus of Tutankhamun.



2007 19 year-old sarcophagus of Tutankhamun recycled.



The mummy of Tutankhamun.



Legs mummified pharaoh. The tomb is under a special glass to preserve the special microclimate.



Mummified embryo, which was found in the tomb of Pharaoh in 1922.



The mummy of Tutankhamun.



According to the experts to look like 19-year-old Tutankhamun