The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen (30)

The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen
By: Howard Carter, A. C. Mace

I actually finished reading this book several weeks ago. But in the end were a number of pictures with descriptions that I had never gotten though.
This book written in 1923 (republished in 1977) describes some of the background of archeloegy in the Valley of the Kings in the 1800's and early in 1900's. It talks about Carter's work and his frustration.. then of the discover of the step.. and what they found afterwards. I was surprised how readable this book was.. I was expecting it to be thick.. but written with a sense of wonder and explaination for the average person. Includes information on the discover, as well as problems with guests, cataloging and moving the items, and preserving them.
This was evidently the first book (of several?) This only covers the first season.. so it covers mostly the antechamber. They talk about looking into the tomb room, but do not go into much detail.
This is the first of several Tut books I will be reading this year getting ready for the exhibit opening in Chicago later this month!