The entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) is discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings by British archaeologist Howard Carter and his sponsor Lord Carnarvon. on November 4, 1922. After years of searching they found a step cut into the bedrock that led to a staircase and a sealed doorway.
Closer examination of the doorway seal revealed an inscription with the name of Tutankhamun, suggesting that this was his tomb. The discovery was made more than 3,300 years after Tutankhamun's death and burial.The excavators continued their exploration, entering the first antechamber which was full of treasures on November 26, 1922 and finally the most important burial chamber on February 16, 1923.
