The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen ages 4 to 16

ages 4 to 16

•Modelling in clay as a prelude to working in stone and wood

has not been as well known generally as it should be

self-preservation hypotheses

Foreword to the Basic Books Paperback Edition

The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen ages 4 to 16November 4, 1922. For six seasons the legendary Valley of the Kings has yielded no secrets to Howard Carter and his archeological team: "We had almost made up our minds that we were beaten, he writes, and were preparing to leave The Valley and try our luck elsewhere; and then hardly had we set hoe to ground in our last despairing effort than we made a discovery that far exceeded our wildest dreams." Join Howard Carter in his fascinating odyssey toward