The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen Vol. 1

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen Vol. 1 by Howard Carter and A. C. Mace Read in English by Availle. 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 into the tomb "Yes, 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 in the tomb are now on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, with the exception of the mummy of Tut-Ankh-Amen that remained in the tomb where it was laid to rest. This first volume of Howard Carter's memoirs, written in late 1923, recounts the finding and opening of the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun, the clearing of the Antechamber, and the opening of the sealed door leading to the burial chamber. (Summary by Availle) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For…

Directors & creators

Howard Carter and A. C. Mace

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; history; Egypt; treasure; Pharaoh; gold; mummy; archeology; tomb; carter; carnarvon; memoir; Tut Ankh Amun;

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