About the Book: Tutankhamuns Treasures
On 4 November 1922, a young Egyptian boy working on Howard Carters
archaeological dig in the Valley of the Kings stumbled across a strange piece of
rock. On closer inspection it turned out to be a stone step that would lead
Carter to a long-lost tomb and to treasures beyond his wildest dreams.
The tomb belonged to boy pharaoh Tutankhamun and was packed full of priceless
artefacts. It had been largely untouched for over 3,000 years and remains one of
the most important archaeological discoveries of all time. But did the opening
of the tomb trigger a deadly curse?
David Longs