:02:01
So this young pharaon
was secured in his tomb
:02:04
surrounded by kingly treasures
:02:07
and his seal was pressed
into its entrance.
:02:12
From that time on
it was to be a place of peace
:02:16
hidden and undisturbed
throughout eternity.
:02:20
This young King's name
was Tutankhamon.
:02:30
For 3,000 years,
:02:32
King Tut and his tomb
in the Valley of the Kings
:02:35
remained concealed
beneath shifting sands.
:02:41
Other tombs were discovered
and completely pillaged
:02:44
but not his.
:02:48
Believing he could find it,
:02:50
an Englishman named
Howard Carter mounted
:02:52
five arduous expeditions
:02:56
but they yielded nothing.
:02:59
In 1922, he returned to
Egypt for a sixth attempt.
:03:22
That year he brought a
beautiful canary
:03:24
to brighten his spirits.
:03:31
The workmen called it
:03:32
the Golden Bird and told Carter
:03:35
it would bring them good luck.
:03:42
But as work began success seemed
a remote prospect.
:03:46
And time was running out.
:03:52
Carter's benefactor,
:03:54
Lord Canarvon
was an English earl
:03:55
fascinated by Egypt
:03:58
but even he was losing faith...