The British archaeologist who led the excavation into King Tut s tomb a century ago may have illegally taken some jewelry, which a researcher is now tracking down in museums in the U.S. and U.K.
On November 1, 1922 Egyptologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators began digging in a previously undisturbed plot of land in the Valley of the Kings. For decades, archaeologists had searched for the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun with no success, and that November was to be Carter’s final attempt to locate the lost treasures. What Carter ultimately discovered the iconic sarcophagus, the mummy that inspired whispers of a curse, and the thousands of precious artifacts would shape Egyptian politics, the field of archaeology, and how museums honor the past for years to come.
Bob Brier is Senior Research Fellow at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, whose previous books include The Murder of Tutankhamun, Egyptomania, Ancient Egypt, and, with Jean-Pierre Houdin, The Secret of the Great Pyramid. Recognized as one of the world's foremost Egyptologists, he conducts pioneering research in mummification practices and has investigated some of the world's most famous mummies, including King Tut.
While Egypt celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb, new evidence emerged that the discoverer, Howard Carter, stole objects from it.