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| Tutankhamun finder's home on show | |
| (about 10 hours later) | |
| The Egyptian mud-brick house of British archaeologist Howard Carter has been re-opened as a museum. | |
| Carter was living in the house 87 years ago when he made his most famous discovery, the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. | Carter was living in the house 87 years ago when he made his most famous discovery, the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. |
| He had been employed by collector Lord Carnarvon to search for the tomb of the then relatively unknown pharaoh. | He had been employed by collector Lord Carnarvon to search for the tomb of the then relatively unknown pharaoh. |
| Relatives of Carter and his patron were among the first visitors to the newly-renovated property. | |
| "This is where the two men spent long winter months over many years," said the modern-day Lord Carnarvon. | |
| "It is poignant to come back. | |
| "My great-grandfather was so persistent and determined to find objects of beauty and Howard Carter was such a great organiser, draughtsman and scholar." | |
| 'Unlocking secrets' | |
| The museum displays tools Carter used in excavations and a collection of photographs of work under way. | |
| Visitors can see the office in Carter's home where he catalogued his finds | |
| It was in November 1922 that the archaeologist made his extraordinary find. | It was in November 1922 that the archaeologist made his extraordinary find. |
| It proved to be the most intact and best preserved tomb ever discovered in the Valley of the Kings. | It proved to be the most intact and best preserved tomb ever discovered in the Valley of the Kings. |
| It was packed with over 5,000 treasures - including the boy king's golden burial mask. | |
| Carter continued to live at the house for some time after the tomb was uncovered, meticulously cataloguing the contents. | |
| He worked in his office and laboratory on the site. | |
| "Howard had a dedication to applying scientific techniques of the day to the discovery," says Stuart Carter, who has looked into his great-uncle's life. | |
| "He spent from 1922 when the tomb was discovered to 1931 or so unlocking the secrets of the tomb." | |
| Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said it had decided to renovate the property and turn it into a museum to satisfy visitors' continuing fascination with Carter and to celebrate his contribution to Egyptology. | |
| "It was time to take good care of his house," says Mustapha Al-Wazeri, director of the Valley of the Kings. | |
| "We have thousands of tourists coming every day and all their guides point to the Carter house. Many people asked us if they could take a look." |