Stairs to a Door

Carter searched for many years. At first he found nothing. But he kept looking. He was determined to find King Tut’s tomb. On November 4, 1922, his luck changed. Carter’s team discovered a step that was cut into some rock.

The team kept digging. Soon they found fifteen more steps. The steps led to an ancient doorway. The door seemed to be sealed. It had the name Tutankhamun written on it.

Carter and his team entered the tomb through this door.

The Room Beyond

The team took nearly three weeks to clear the staircase. Carter slowly made a hole in the door. He was stunned by what he found. Through the door was a series of rooms. One room held King Tut’s mummy. Other rooms were filled with artifacts that had been buried with King Tut thousands of years before.

The Egyptians believed that this statue would protect King Tut.