Discovery and excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb (KV62)

Record summary

Howard Carter’s excavation of KV62, funded by Lord Carnarvon, exposed the largely intact burial assemblage of the New Kingdom pharaoh Tutankhamun. The find matters for comparison because it provides unusually rich evidence for royal funerary practice, material culture, iconography, and later popular claims about “curses.” The tomb’s contents are archaeological objects and inscriptions, not evidence of paranormal effects. Details of excavation methods, object dispersal, conservation, and interpretation should be checked against Carter’s reports and current Egyptian Museum or scholarly catalogues.