Evidence Quote by Howard Carter

“With such evidence, as well as the sealed doorway between the two guardian statues of the King, the mystery gradually dawned upon us. We were but in the anterior portion of a tomb.”

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It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.

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After clearing 9 metres of the descending passage, in about the middle of the afternoon, we came upon a second sealed doorway, which was…

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I think at the moment we did not even want to break the seal [on the inner chamber of the tomb of Tutankhamen], for…

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We were totally unprepared for such a large quantity of visitors, and in view of the preservation of the antiquities they being very crowded…

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Feverishly we cleared away the remaining last scraps of rubbish on the floor of the passage before the doorway, until we had only the…

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As the work proceeded we found that the western end of the cutting receded under the slope of the rock, and thus was partly…

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As we cleared the passage we found mixed with the rubble broken potsherds, jar seals, and numerous fragments of small objects; water skins lying…

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Towards sunset we had cleared down to the level of the 12th step, which was sufficient to expose a large part of the upper…

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We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined - the impression…

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The news of the discovery spread fast all over the country, and inquisitive enquiries mingled with congratulations from this moment became the daily programme.

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All we have to do is to peel the shrines like an onion, and we will be with the king himself.

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“...as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues, and gold -…

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Miracles are like candles lit up until the sun rises, and then blown out. Therefore, I am amused when I hear sects and churches…

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“Human unhappiness is evidence of our immortality.”

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