On this day one hundred years ago, the archaeologist Howard Carter broke the seal on the tomb of Tutankhamun.  When he and the Earl of Carnarvon had peered through a small hole in November 1922 Carter had described seeing ‘wonderful things’, as indeed they turned out to be.  Such treasures, laid up with the mummy … Continue reading Entering the Tomb of Tutankhamun – 16th February 1923