The tomb of the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun is buried in the underground of the Valley of the Kings of Egypt, which is little known. After 33 centuries, it was finally revealed to the world, and the world was amazed at the large amount of gold treasures excavated in the tomb. The ancient tomb was almost intact when it was discovered, and the people who found it were famous all over the world.
When the British archaeologist howard carter and his patron Lord carnarvon stood in front of the entrance to the closed tomb deep underground in the Valley of the Kings, the surroundings were covered with dust and darkness. Does this gate really lead to the treasure of the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun (who ruled Egypt around136 BC1year)? The Valley of the Kings is located on the west bank of the Nile, near Luxor, where the Pharaoh's graveyard is located. Carter and Lord carnarvon explored this valley for eight years, hoping to find this well-hidden tomb, but they found nothing for eight years. 1922 In the summer, carnarvon planned to give up the search and stop sponsoring, but Carter persuaded him to work for another year.
Carter's archaeological team covered almost every inch of the valley, except a small area near the excavated tomb of Ramses VI. The Egyptian cultural relics department asked them not to go near this place, lest the excavation work prevent tourists from visiting the mausoleum of Ramses VI. However, Carter is convinced that this is the tomb of Tutankhamun he dreamed of. Under the guidance of Carter, the workers began to dig. 1922 1 1 month, a worker dug a shallow step. After further excavation, more steps were found, and finally a gypsum lintel engraved with the mark of the ancient tomb keeper was found. This means that high officials and even pharaohs may be buried in tombs. When the whole sixteen steps were dug out, it was found that Tutankhamun's name was engraved on the door. However, the bottom of the door has been rebuilt, indicating that there may have been grave robbers and the tomb may be empty.
Remove all the broken bricks and gravel, and a long, inclined passage will be revealed. At the end of the passage is a second covered door. When these two Egyptian scientists stand in front of this door, they must be uneasy, because the next discovery may make their long-cherished wish come true, but maybe their wishes are all empty.
Three weeks later, 1 1 on 26th, Carter began his research. First, he carefully cut a hole in the upper left corner of the door. Then, he poked an iron bar into the hole to see if there were any obstacles inside. Then, he enlarged the hole, lit a candle, put it on his face and looked inside carefully.
At first, he could see nothing in the dark. But when his eyes gradually adapted to the dim light, some glittering festivals began to emerge. In front of them is the front hall of the mausoleum, which is filled with the funerary objects of Pharaoh. Grave robbers used to break in here. Carter could even see their footprints in the dust, but they were obviously found by the grave keeper and had to put down the stolen goods. The hall is full of a throne covered with gold and beaded knots, a set of gold-plated furniture, including three sofas, two gold chariots, gold statues and striped marble statues, and painted pottery vases. However, there is nothing Carter wants most ~ Pharaoh's mummy.
They recorded and photographed the priceless treasures in the front hall and the wing (the small room on the southwest side of the front hall) one by one, and prepared to transport these cultural relics to Cairo Museum for proper collection. This is an arduous task, which must be carried out in a narrow tomb without ventilation, and it took Carter a lot of time. Moreover, the influx of tourists and journalists gathered in the population area and refused to leave, which added a lot of trouble to Carter.
1923 In February, after the front hall was cleaned, Carter turned his attention to the third sealed door on the north wall. Carter dug a hole in front of an invited tourist, and then put in a candle to observe it carefully. Ninety centimeters away from the door, there is a golden wall that extends out of his sight. Carter quickly removed the sealed door, only to find that it was not a wall, but the edge of a huge coffin.
After the morgue, it is the first room. Carter called it a "treasure house" because it contains almost all valuable things in the mausoleum: small boxes for storing jewels, vases, ships, shrines, figurines, a model of a shell warehouse and a gilded bull head statue symbolizing the goddess Hassall. This mausoleum is the only well-preserved one in the Valley of the Kings.
Inside the coffin is a gold-plated wooden frame covered with linen. There are three layers of heavy gold-plated wooden coffins in the wooden frame, and a large number of reliefs are carved. On the innermost floor, there is a beautifully carved Huangshi Yan Ying coffin with a lid made of pink granite to match the sarcophagus.
The process of opening the coffin was also witnessed by a tourist. Carter recorded it like this: "The things in the sarcophagus are wrapped in linen. When we uncovered the last layer of the shroud, we saw a gorgeous and bright scene, and everyone present was surprised and could not help but exclaim. In the sarcophagus lies the golden body of the young Pharaoh with exquisite craftsmanship. " There are three coffins in the sarcophagus, one covered with another, which are very close and difficult to separate. The lid of the second coffin was finally opened, revealing the third coffin made of pure gold. This discovery can be called a festival in the festival, which is dazzling. The mummy of the young Pharaoh was placed on his face, wrapped in linen, sprinkled with spells and decorated with exquisite beads. His face was covered with a priceless gold mask.
Now, most of the treasures in Tutankhamun's tomb are displayed in Cairo Museum, but the golden coffin containing the Pharaoh's body is still stored in the tomb. But does the body really belong to Pharaoh? To Carter's regret, no scrolls or inscriptions were found to confirm the identity of the body, although some later tests proved that the man died between the ages of 17 and 19. But the rare treasures placed around him are valuable, which determines his status and wealth before his death.
Carter spent ten years excavating the treasure of Tutankhamun, and obtained a lot of brand-new information about the life of Egyptians in the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt, which benefited ancient Egyptian scientists a lot. His discovery shocked the whole world and made him and this mysterious young Pharaoh go down in history.