The KV stands for Valley of the Kings and the 62 is because it was the 62nd tomb found there. The tomb is given the designation KV62.Because it was so hot in Egypt, archeologists only worked during the winter season.When scientists look at the number of people who died within 10 years of first entering the tomb, it is the same number as would normally be expected. It was also said that 13 of the 20 people who were present at the opening of the burial chamber died within a few years. A story was told that Howard Carter's pet canary was eaten by a cobra on the day he entered the tomb. Newspapers reported a curse inscribed on the door of the tomb. Soon rumors began to spread that increased the belief and fear of the curse. When Lord Carnarvon died from a mosquito bite a year after entering the tomb, people were sure the tomb was cursed. Map of Tutankhamun's Tomb by Ducksters Was there really a curse?Īt the time that King Tut's tomb was opened, many people thought that there was a curse that would affect anyone who invaded the tomb. What would be inside it? Would it be empty like all the other tombs found before? He soon uncovered a stairway and the door to King Tut's tomb. In 1922, after six years of searching, Howard Carter found a step underneath some old workmen's huts. Carter had one more year to find something. Carter convinced Carnarvon to pay for one more year. The man funding his search, Lord Carnarvon, became frustrated and nearly stopped paying for Carter's search. He thought that the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun was still undiscovered.Ĭarter searched the Valley of the Kings for five years finding little. However, one archeologist named Howard Carter didn't agree. This was where the Pharaohs and powerful nobles were buried for around 500 years during the history of Ancient Egypt.īy 1914 many archeologists believed that all of the Pharaoh's tombs in the Valley of the Kings had been found. The tomb is in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. It was the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. However, in 1922 one tomb was discovered that was mostly untouched and was filled with treasure. During the thousands of years that have passed since the pharaohs were buried in their tombs, treasure hunters and thieves have snuck into the tombs and taken nearly all of the treasure.

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