Tutankhamun's Tomb

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“This “humble” tomb had remained hidden for 3000 years and had tricked tomb robbers and flash floods for many centuries(O'Connor)”. Davis was the first person to find items that led to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. “The first clue came from a famous cache”(O’Conner). These items were hidden in a safe tomb, and with more research the came to conclusions that the clay sealing of the cache, was done by Tutankhamun himself. Some scientists believe this royal cache was that tomb raiders. Among these treasures, furniture that belonged to Tutankhamun was found there too. There were other clues that gave some insight to the existence of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings. More clues were found inside a small pit in 1907. This provided

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