Extremely rare color photographs document the discovery of Tutankhamun tombs

In 1907, George Herbert, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, hired an archaeologist, Egyptologist Howard Carter to conduct excavations in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.

Although previously a well-known researcher, but after years of searching in the valley but no results, Carter made his boss quite upset. By 1922, Carnarvon told Carter that he had only one more season to dig before the money ran out. So he went back to an area that had been excavated earlier and dug again. Fortunately, great discoveries have appeared.

On November 4, 1922, his archaeological team discovered a carved stone. The next day, the entire stairway down the crypt was discovered and very quickly, Carter and Carnarvon went to the grave. By November 26, the two men had opened an opening on the corner of the street to the last floor, the resting place of pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Remembering at that time, while holding the candle in his hand to go to the tomb, he said : "At first I could not see anything, the hot air from the room made the fire on the candle just heaving, but no For a few moments my eyes got used to the light, the details in the room have gradually emerged from the darkness with images of strange animals, statues and gold, everything is gold-plated ".

The strange things they saw were the tomb of Tutankhamun , the young pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1332 to 1323 BC. Although there is evidence that the tomb has been dug twice by ancient thieves, it is still intact. The grave is buried with thousands of priceless antiques, including the king's mummy containing the mummy.

Every object in the tomb is carefully recorded and classified before being taken out. The whole process took nearly 8 years to complete. The photos below are colored by Dynamichrome to bring to the "The Discovery of King Tut" exhibition, opened in New York. At the exhibition, the antiquities were arranged and restored to resemble those of the past so that the guests could see the scenery inside the three burial chambers as well as recreate the scene of the old basement discovery. Below are photos of the past taken and added color.

Tutankhamun's burial mask.

Archaeologist Howard Carter, Arthur Callender and Egyptian workers opened the wings of the grave and saw Tutankhamun's mandarin for the first time.

A bed buried in the shape of a cow god, surrounded by food and other objects in the burial cellar.

A gilded lion bed, clothes chest and other items in the room.The wall of the burial room is protected by statues.

Model of boats arranged in the tomb of the tomb.

A gilded lion bed and clothes chest and other items in the room.

Beneath the lion bed in the room were a few boxes and chests, ebony and ivory chairs that Tutankhamun used as a child.

A gilded bust of Mehet-Weret and treasure chests in the grave.

The chests in the grave.

Gypsum jars decorated in graves.

In a field-designed "laboratory" in the tomb of Sethos II, two restorers Arthur Mace and Alfred Lucas are cleaning one of the guard statues taken from the tomb.

Howard Carter, Arthur Callender and the Egyptian workers were wrapping cloths around the statue of soldiers to transport.

Arthur Mace and Alfred Lucas were working with the carriage pulled from the tomb of Sethos II.

In the tomb, the statue of Anubis is acting as the guardian of the coffin.

Carter, Callende and two other workers are removing the dividers between the room and the burial room.

Inside the coffin of the burial room, a large linen cloth with golden bows, reminiscent of stars in the night sky, was covered with a small burial box inside.

Carter, Mace and the Egyptian workers were carefully rolling the cloth over the second box.

Carter, Callender and two workers were carefully dismantling one of the coffins in the burial area.

Carter was watching Tutankhamun's coffin.

He and another worker were watching inside Tutankhamun's golden cast.

Carnarvon, a supporter of the ancient revelation reading Carter's front porch, is located near the valley of the Kings.