a) The site:1)2) The site of the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter and his sponsor Lord Carnarvon who financed the research. When Carter and his team were digging, they returned to a row of builders' cabins that Carter had already searched a few seasons earlier. It was there that Carter and his team found a staircase and slowly discovered more steps leading to the tomb. Once they discovered a possible grave, Carter immediately sent a telegram to Lord Carnarvon which read: “I have at last made a wonderful discovery in the valley; a magnificent tomb with intact seals; collected the same for your arrival; Congratulations." After a week, Carnarvon arrived with his crew and they walked down a corridor that had previously been dug by looters. Once they reached the exterior plaster of the tomb, Carter punched a hole in the upper left corner, an opening appeared just enough for Carter to reach inside, then some sources suggest (kt1) that he inserted a candle into the hole to see inside and the candle flickered while. another states that he lit a match to see if there was oxygen in the tombs. Regardless, sources agree that his actions illuminated gilded furniture and Carter was stunned, Lord. Carnarvon waited anxiously and asked "Can you see anything?" Carter replied: "Yes, wonderful things" 3) When Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered Tutankhamun's tomb, they knew it was a task. enormous to study and partially excavate the site as it contained an immense amount of artifacts and was littered with waste. with limestone debris from the tomb of Ramses which was just above and which posed difficulties but it is accepted that it was the debris which kept KV62 hidden and intact for so long.The first part of the site.... .. middle of paper ...incorrect as evidence has been gathered that it was in fact looted early in conjunction with the flight of Thutmose 4. Another problem the site faced in its early days was that when the tomb of the son of Ramses was being destroyed. built about 3 centuries later; above the site of KV62, rubble was dumped in and around the tomb of King Tut. And he became one of the least appreciated pharaohs; Ironically, the young king is now the most recognized and appreciated pharaoh of all. Another major task of conservationists and conservationists was that of protecting the site from public vandalism, increased humidity of the site due to body heat, and erosion/degradation of materials. the site due to increased human presence and traffic. Unfortunately, since the site opened to the public in 2007, after 85 years of closure, serious damage has been caused by human intervention..