Evening star., 1923-02-07
From The London Times, January 10, 1928
THE TOMB OF
THE KING
CONTRACT GIVEN TO
.'THE LONDON TIMES"
EXCLUSIVE SERVICE
OF NEWS
LORD CARNARVNN'S
PLANS

We are able to announce that Lord Carnary on
with the cordial concurrence of Mr.. Howard Car
ter, has entered into exclusive agreement with
The Times for the distribution throughout the
press OF the world of all and photo graphs of
his discoveries in the tomb of Tu,ankamen.
Both Lord Carnarson. since his return to London,
and Mr.. Howard Carter, Luxor. have found it
impossible task supply the press indivd.
ually with and illustrations of their dis
coveres. Accordingly they have agreed for the
future TO employ single agency for this purpose.
The Times enabled by the courtesy of Lord
Carnarvon, to publish the first of the dis
cOveres in the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings.
which have aroused a worldwide interest never be-
fore approached in the annals of excavation i'm
Egypt in any other land. Lord Carnarvon has
now accepted the offer of The Times to place lis
organization at his disposal for the purpose of
supplying service of and illustrations of the
discoveries TO every newspaper. magazine other
periodical publication i'm the world which wishes
TO have it. He has therefore placed in hands
the whole of the serial publication rights of his
expedition. and these rights include all news of dis.
coveries. special articles. interviews and photo
graphs relating TO the several chambers of the
tomb of King Tutankhamen. opened and vet 10
be opened Neither Lord Carnarvo on any mem.
her of his party wiz supply news articles
photographs to any other individual, newspaper
or agency. No other service will be authorized.
The Times will supply the press Of the world
with the material obtained under this agreement
by means similar to those used in the arrange
which it made last year with the Mount
Everest expedition. Arrangements have already
been made in Egypt and in London by which the
whole of the material supplied by Lord Carnarvon
and Mr.. Howard Carter will be dispatched to
The Times office i'm London for simultaneous re-
lease the press of the world. The Times will
make its arrangements for this service direct
with other newspapers not only in this country.
but throughout the world All and
photographs published under this agreement will
bear the following acknowledgment: "The Times
worlds copyright by arrangement with the Earl
of Carnarvon" Both The Times and Lord Carnar-
Won will take every precaution 10 prevent any in
fringement of this copyright.
Lord Carnarvon will leave London at the end
Of next week for Luxor. During his absence Mr..
Howard Carter has been engaged i'm removing
and preserving the objects found in the first cham
ber. Soon after Lord Carnarvons arrival at Luxor
the important task of all will be undertaken.
The mystery of the north wall of the outer cham.
Der. guarded by gigantic statues OF King Tut
ankhamen, will be solved. Nobody yet say
what will be discovered behind that wall, but Lord
Carnarvon has made public his conjecture in the
special article which he contributed to The Times
on December IL. He then said:
There is little doubt that behind this wall there
exists chamber chambers. and i'm of these
probably reposes, i'm his coffin and sarcophagus,
the body of King Tutankhamen Should this
royal burial place prove to be untouched, then
the sight to be revealed will prove to be absolutely
unique in The experience of any living archeolo-
gist, and far I know, in the history of
archaeology.
II is possible that there may be further cham
ber chambers beyond this central one. In any
event ii is certain that the excavations will by no
means be completed at the end of the present sea-
son. The work will have to be discontinued some
time in April because of the heat. 1t will be re-
sumed in the middle of October, and will prob.
ably be continued through the whole of next
winter. 1t should be emphasized that The Times
scheme embraces the work not only of the present
season but of such future seasons as may be used
for the completion of the exploration of all the
chambers of the tomb of King Tutankhan1en