The Complete Tutankhamun: 100 Years of Discovery

The definitive guide to Tutankhamun and his tomb—what it contained, why, and what it means today—now in a newly revised and expanded edition.

On November 4, 1922, Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter’s long search in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings drew to a triumphant close: Tutankhamun’s tomb had been found. As news of the discovery spread, and as images of the breathtaking treasures began to circulate, this once obscure pharaoh would capture the imagination of the entire world.

One hundred years l...