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- Are you ready for a little history lesson ? All right,
- here it is.
-
- About seventy years ago a man named Howard Carter had a
- dream. Against all odds, he sought to discover the lost
- tomb of the young Egyptian Pharoah, Tutankhamun. With the
- financial aid of Lord Carnarvon, he struggled for years to
- achieve his goal. He never gave up.
-
- Picture this. The date is November 26, 1922. An
- excited Howard Carter is kneeling on the gritty stone at the
- base of a recently uncovered stone stairwell. In front of
- him is a blank wall, concealing a doorway that has been
- sealed with the royal cartouche of the boy-king,
- Tutankhamun. In his hands, he holds a hammer and chisel.
- Patiently, he begins chipping away at the wall, punching a
- small hole through it and into the room beyond. Finally, he
- breaks through a hole about ten inches in diameter.