Plan of the Tomb of Tutankhamun Egypt at Burial Chamber Highclere The World’s 1st Global Media Event Annexe The discovery of Tutankhamun Today, the notion of media became the world’s first camping out to cover various Antechamber truly global media event. On news stories is an often- Treasury Thursday 30th November repeated scene. However, 1922, ‘The Times’ published in 1922, it had never taken the first article in what was place before. Tutankhamun’s Doorway B to become the longest known tomb was to become an running news item. It covered international fascination, Sloping the most sensational discovery even inspiring costume and passageway th not only made in the 20 jewellery design. Entrance century, but of all time. D) How many way Doorway A stone steps were to the there into the tomb Lord Carnarvon ? tomb? and Howard Carter agreed Inside the burial chamber an exclusive FUN FACT! the majority of the room was deal with ‘The occupied by a large shrine. It A diagram showing the four shrines, was later understood that a a sarcophagus and three coffins. Times’ in order to organise total of four gilded wooden the overwhelming press shrines were situated within, attention. However, it was a each one built around the other decision that came back to in increasing size (shown in blue tones). Within these lay haunt them. the sarcophagus (outlined in grey). Within the sarcophagus A) Would ‘The Times’ For more facts check were three coffins each more be considered a out the instagram beautiful than the other broadsheet-quality or @highclere_castle (indicated by red/gold tones). ? a tabloid newspaper?
The World’s 1st Global Media Event - Page 4 The World’s 1st Global Media Event - Page 1 A present day photograph of the tomb Timeline B) Can you fill in entrance. the missing dates Below is the timeline of the events on the timeline? leading up to the official opening ? of the tomb. The 16 steps down 27/11/1922 to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Carter, Lord Carnarvon and Lady after clearance. 24/11/1922 Evelyn stepped into the first chamber Lord Carnarvon arrives called the Antechamber. They found with his daughter Lady themselves surrounded by a huge variety of treasure. On the right hand B.5) __/__/1922 New Year 1923 Evelyn. Carter re-cleared Lord Carnarvon and wall, they could see two life-sized Lord Carnarvon returned to the stairs and it takes Howard Carter began statues guarding a plastered wall. From London and Highclere Castle B.1) two further days to clear to photograph and a small hole it seemed that whatever 30/11/1922 to create a team with the help __/__/1922 the sloping corridor, catalogue the works of art lay beyond might already have been The Times of the Metropolitan Museum of Carter began which led to the next in the antechamber in a accessed shortly after Tutankhamun published the New York as well as the British work on site. sealed door. methodical way. was buried. first article. Museum and to meet the Editor of The Times.
27/10/1922 B.2) __/__/1922 Carter Lord Carnarvon received the arrived in following cable from Carter: 29/11/1922 B.4) __/__/1922 16/02/1923 B.3) __/__/1922 th Luxor. “…at last have made a Late in the afternoon, Lord Lord Carnarvon organised Carnarvon and Carter On February16 , Lord wonderful discovery in Carnarvon, Howard Carter and a visit for the British decided to board up Carnarvon welcomed the Valley. A magnificent Lady Evelyn gathered together High Commissioner Lord the tomb. Both men local officials to watch tomb with the seals at the doorway. It was then that Allenby, Minister of realised they were as they took down the intact. Recovered [the] Carter made a small hole through Antiquities M. Lacau, the faced with an enormous plastered wall same for your arrival. which he inserted a candle into the provincial governor, the task to record, in the antechamber in Congratulations”. space beyond... local chief of police and photograph and the hope of finding the ? With remarkable restraint “presently my eyes grew the correspondent of ‘The continue to manage Pharaoh behind it. C) Do you Carter refilled the stairway accustomed to the light, details of Times’, Arthur Merton. It the extraordinary leading to the tomb to await was a low key affair. discovery. know what the rooms within emerged slowly Lord Carnarvon’s arrival. from the mist, strange animals, is meant by statues, gold, everywhere the glint sending a of gold.” ‘cable’?
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On February 16th 1923, about twenty people were assembled at the entrance to the tomb, led by Lord Carnarvon, Lady Evelyn, the Hon. Mervyn Herbert Left to right: Arthur Mace of the Metropolitan Museum, Carnarvon’s Private Secretary Richard Bethell, Arthur Callender, Lady Evelyn Herbert, (Carnarvon’s half brother) and Howard th Howard Carter, 5 Earl of Carnarvon, chemist Alfred Lucas of the Egyptian government, the official photographer Harry Burton. Carter, they climbed down the steps, Can you find the hidden Y S I B U N A T B E Y along the passage way and into the answers within the R T H R E E X H D E Q antechamber. wordsearch? A L A D Y E V E L Y N The two great statues stood either ? C.1) The capital of Egypt? U H S E P P O T O E T side of what was clearly a plastered C.2) The Egyptian name for a King? R F U R H K C I T X L doorway. Howard Carter and Arthur C.3) Which newspaper agreed B E U L A L A M I E B Mace began carefully to remove exclusive coverage of the official E O N I R O B E N N I the stones. Half an hour later those opening of the tomb? F J O H A N L S M N V present could see what seemed to be C.4) Lord Carnarvon’s daughter’s a sheet of gold. Two further hours of name? C A I R O Q E I P A J slow, methodical work revealed the C.5) The month in which the official S U G A H P O C R A S side of a gold shrine almost completely opening of the burial chamber E R D S C A R A B L J occupying the space within. occured? C.6) The treasury contained a large sculpture of which god? C.7) Shorthand for the method for transmitting messages before the advent of the telephone or internet. ? C.8) A type of coffin, typically stone adorned with sculpture or A) What are inscription, associated with ancient civilisations. these two C.9) The name of the room that was used to store oils, ointments, statues known foods and wine, it was the last room to be cleared. as? Examples of C.10) The number of gilded shrines which surrounded such are found Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus? in many burial C.11) The name of a type of large dung beetle which was regarded as tombs, not just in sacred in ancient Egypt. Tutankhamun’s tomb. The Official Opening of the Burial Chamber- Page 4 The Official Opening of the Burial Chamber - Page 1 The tomb of Tutankhamun offered Tantalising Treasures an extraordinary insight into the life and death of an Ancient Howard Carter and Lord Egyptian Pharaoh. Carnarvon lowered themselves into the narrow space within Chariots, thrones, statues, 139 the burial chamber, they fed an walking sticks, daggers, weapons, electric light down and found shields, oils, garlic, papyrus, the walls were brightly painted. linens, headdresses were all found An enormous shrine filled most in the tomb. Tutankhamun was of the room. In one corner, provided with everything he might stood the seven oars needed need to enjoy the afterlife. Thus by the dead Pharaoh to ferry he also took musical instrutments, himself across the Underworld. A knotted rope was tied across games, lamps, vases and jars the solid gold some of which contained remnants A replica of door to the of wine. Jewellery including the beautifully shrine. They bracelets, anklets, scarabs, drew back the amulets, necklaces and rings were decorated solid outer shrine a must. gold coffin and An example of doors to find FUN FACT! a sealed shrine mummified body another. The golden throne of Tutankhamun can be seen B) What would you in the Egyptian Exhibition at want to pack for The ‘jumble’ of artefacts contained within the antechamber Highclere Castle. your journey into the ? underworld?
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