King Nebkheperura Tutankhamun remains the most famous of all
the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, but in fact he was a short lived
and fairly insignificant ruler during a transitional period in
history. Little was known of him prior to Howard Carters methodical
detective work, but the discovery of his tomb and the amazing
contents it held ultimately ensured this boy king of the Immortality
he sought.
The amazing interest sparked by the discovery and the publicity
which has surrounded it ever since has helped to take an interest
in Egypt's history to a much wider audience. Virtually overnight
what had been the private passion of a few intrepid explorers
became a public fascination with the past.
