Key learning points

1. On the 6 November 1922, an excavation in the Valley of the Kings led by Howard Carter discovered something incredible.
2. His team discovered a set of stone steps leading down a doorway covered in hieroglyphs.
3. Inside the doorway Carter could see a room filled with beautiful objects made from precious woods and metals.
4. Howard Carter and his team had discovered the tomb of an Egyptian ruler called Tutankhamun.
5. He was buried with objects as Egyptians believed he needed them in the afterlife and they wanted to show off his wealth.

Keywords

• Excavation - an excavation is a project to dig something from the past out of the ground

• Valley of the Kings - the Valley of the Kings is a part of Egypt where many pharaohs were buried in tombs

• Hieroglyphics - the Ancient Egyptians wrote using a kind of writing called hieroglyphics; each symbol and picture was called a hieroglyph

• Tomb - a tomb is a structure built to hold the body of a dead person

Common misconception