Howard Carter, a British man who was fascinated by ancient Egypt, initially sold paintings of the Valley of the Kings to tourists but eventually became interested in archaeology. He was sponsored by Lord Carnarvon, a rich British lord, and an ancient Egypt enthusiast, to conduct a dig in a site that Carter suspected would hold a tomb.

As Edwards states, Carter and Lord Carnarvon find a cup engraved with King Tut’s name in hieroglyphs. After years of digging, Lord Carnarvon almost gives up, but Carter begs him to fund the dig for a while longer. They come across a staircase cut into the rock, and it leads to a door. Lord Carnarvon is sent for, and he travels from Britain with his daughter.

Edwards notes that Lord Carnarvon’s death soon after the discovery of the tomb led many at the time to believe that a curse was associated with King Tut’s tomb.

In this chapter, Edwards dramatizes the moment when Carter and his associates entered King Tut’s tomb.

Carter, his friend Carnarvon, and Carnarvon’s daughter go through a passageway to another door, which they break open.