The New York herald., 1922-12-21
EARL OF CARNARVON TELLS
GLORIES OF PHARAOH'S TOMB

, than ours when we suddenly realized
what we had found.
In conclusion 1 must say that the
most credit Ger the discovery is due To
my friend, Howard Carter. who when
after many seasons Of failure and dis
appointment. got more and more
respondent bucked me up and per-
as he related his theories, he proved
right and at last brought the work to
a successful issue.
Early Explopa tioDs.
Before the Christian era Greek
travellers were in the habit of going
to the Valley of the Kings. some in
scribing their names on the walls,
while allusior,a are made to these tombs
by ancient Greek historians. There
is little doubt that many of these
tombs. especially those of the Rame-
side Kings, were always visible, as the
vast size Of their doors and decora-
tions over the lintels make it almost
impossible to believe that these burial
places We're hidden beneath rocks and
dust. We are told that in Rameside
times the robbing of these sepulchers
attained such scandalous proportions
that a commission was formed to eX-
anime and report.
Apparently some thieves We're
caught and suitably punished. a list
of the tombs visited and examined is
given, but, curiously enough. the tomb
Of Tut A,,l- I, ,t al
The kings of the eighteenth dynasty
seemed to exercise a certain care in
concealing their last resting places.
The opening to the tomb was smaller
and could not have been so apparent
as those of the nineteenth and twen-
tieth dynasties and their successors.
In 1913 we found the wholly plum
dered tomb of Amenhotelone. This was
situated on q plateau far away from
the royal valley. So cunningly was it
hidden that you could pass within a
few yards of the opening and yet not
perceive that there was a tomb any
where near
Best Preserved OF All Tombs.
In these cases it is customary 10 re-
move all chips TO some distance in
order not to arouse suspicion. Still, I
have no doubt, that even in late
Egyptian times all the royal tombs
were known to tho cemetery officials.
All certainly have been opened and
heavily plundered. but the tomb of
t-Ankhamen is without doubt by
far the least disturbed that has ever
Yet been found or probably ever will
he.
In modern times Uhat is beginning
with the nineteenth century, Belzoni,
Champillion, Dumichon. Lepeius,
'Schiavlalli. Loret. Davis and others
have all eXcavated there. Some Of
these arch9ologists were successful
while others had little to show for
their lapors. Although Howard Car
ter and myself had been working
there systematically for eight seasons.
until this fall We formed a part OF
the latter class. The most successful
eXcavator in late years has been Theo-
Gore Davis of Boston. who started TO
work there about 1901 under the di-
rection OF Carter. who was then in
spector of antiquities in upper Egypt.
After Carter resigned the inspectorate
the work still was carried on by Davis
Under the supervision at various times
Of Mcssrs. Quibell. Ayrton. Homes and
Burton.
/, Davis for tho first few years was
brilliantly successfu, Scarcely sea-
son passed without his researches be-
ing rewarded by rich finds Thutmose
~. Hatshepsut. Caches" Yui Thuia
and King Khuebaton were few of the
successes that fell TO his lot. His last
discovery is the painted tomb of
Horemheb.
4 description OF this was published un-
der the title of "Thc Tomb of Horem-
heb and Tut ut-Ankhamen." the reason
for this title being that he found a few
objects belonging to the latter king in
the Horemheb tomb. IT was in the
year 1914 that Davis gave up his con-
cession 70 dig in this locality lie had
for the last four or fiye years been
siDguisrly unsuccessful. In return for
his very real services the Egyptian
Government gave him many fine and
interesting objects. some of which he
presented TO the Boston Museum