The first ever view inside Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt | BBC Global

In 1922, expert photographer Harry Burton joined archaeologist Howard Carter's team as they uncovered the tomb of Ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun.

Ten years later and with over 5,000 objects from the site documented, Burton had amassed an incredible record of photographs from that world-famous discovery.

One iconic photo from Burton's collection recreates the first view Carter had as he broke through the final door into the tomb itself.

Harry Burton’s photo ‘0009’ of the antechamber courtesy of the Griffith Institute / University of Oxford



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[toothless]

This might be a weird thing I find interesting but… I’ll share it anyway. What’s cool to me is how untouched it remained for so long. When Pompeii was buried, when London burned in 1666, when the United States was founded, when Henry the VIII reigned… all of this was sitting in the same EXACT position. Everything outside, changed by humans, by nature. But not this tomb.

[eb]

The title of the video sounded more exciting than watching two people guess at what they’re looking at in a picture that was taken 1 month after the real first look of the tomb 🙄

[davidct]

My wife and I were fortunate enough to visit Egypt and see the riches in the Cairo museum, including Tutankhamen gold death mask, sarcophagus etc. Later we visited the Valley of the Kings and went down into his tomb where his mummified body now lies inside a glass temperature controlled coffin. The Egyptian ‘watchman’ in the tomb was a lovely man who pointed out the different wall paintings and was quite happy for me to take a photograph of him and no he didn’t ask for a tip (although he was so nice I gave him one anyway) in case you are thinking that. Yes there are tombs there and the Valley of the Queens that are more ornate but none will leave such a lasting impression on us as that of King Tutankhamen.

[patrickpaganini]

If these were items in storage for the after life, it's not clear why modern people feel it was done in a rush, and looks messy. Perhaps it was their version of cramming suitcases and backpacks in a corner of a room - no need to make it look pretty, because it is there to be merely unpacked?

[WordsAreYou]

I saw his mask for real. Absolutely mesmerizing. It's just unreal.

[Bucketlistretreats]

We saw the man himself last year. Unreal being down there. I cannot imagine how these men felt. I can't believe so much was stolen from Egypt. It's sad and the Egyptian people feel it.

[superDOBA]

This comment was so funny I deleted it. Too good to share seeya

[terrymarley]

I find it interesting that archaeological digs are not considered grave robberies.

[whatabeautifulchaos]

"but we'll never know" is such a sad statement :(

[DreManar]

I wish I could spend a day in thriving ancient Egypt 😍

[debmc]

There was a tour of objects from Tut tomb in the United States around 1984. My family amd I saw it in Memphis, Tennessee. It was awe inspiring !

[puneet]

I also visited inside one of the cave in kings valley. I bribed the local caretaker for that. When I went inside I was amazed to see the craving inside the walls, it was almost like laser cut, very precise.

[Greenpoloboy]

The people of the past were so much more smarter than many give credit.
Plus I loved the BBC documentary Egypt from 2005. That was great!

[snvideos]

Fast forward many years, you can't even take a photo of the dearh mask in the museum without somebody shouting at you and trying to grab your phone 😂

[soulchorea]

It looked like part tomb, part storage unit lol

[brunodicolla]

In 100 years, people will talk about us seeing this video, of them seeing the archeologists seeing the pyramid.

[kevinhoward]

They buried him fast and furious then buried the entrance to his tomb thinking he would totally be forgotten. I also think that they gave him a proper burial because he restored the original Gods. Unlike his father who if I remember wasn't even mummified. he was just buried.

[JavenarchX]

It's a shame.. but these tombs should never have been opened.

[crazypirate]

Carter had already breached the chamber and taken items, he stacked items to cover his ghosts hope and therefore left the deal intact for the official photographs

[KOOLBadger]

My great uncle is Lord Canarvon.. My great aunt married him. He was the first to die of the curse. Actually he died of an infected mosquito bites. My family tells a story about the first night the tomb was opened. It was dark and they decided to go into the tomb and get drunk..😂 so they were hanging with King Tut, drinking with him too. What a kool story of these men..😊