This book captures the painstaking, step-by-step process of excavation, and the wonders of the treasure-filled inner chamber. More than 100 on-the-spot photographs depict the phases of the discovery and the scrupulous cataloging of the treasures. The opening chapters discuss the life of Tutankhamen and earlier archeological work in the Valley of the Kings.
INTRODUCTION. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LATE LORD CARNARVON. BY LADY BURGHCLERE1. THE KING AND THE QUEEN2. THE VALLEY AN THE TOMB3. THE VALLEY IN MODERN TIMES4. OUR PREFATORY WORK AT THEBES5. THE FINDING OF THE TOMB6. A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION7. A SURVEY OF THE ANTECHAMBER8. CLEARING THE ANTECHAMBER9. VISITORS AND THE PRESS10. WORK IN THE LABORATORY11. THE OPENING OF THE SEALED DOORAPPENDIXINDEX