Tutankhamun finder's home on show
The Egyptian mud-brick house of British archaeologist Howard Carter has been re-opened as a museum.
Carter was living in the house 87 years ago when he made his most famous discovery, the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun.
He had been employed by collector Lord Carnarvon to search for the tomb of the then relatively unknown pharaoh.
Relatives of Carter and his patron were among the first visitors to the newly-renovated property.
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Carter was living in the house 87 years ago when he made his most famous discovery, the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun.
He had been employed by collector Lord Carnarvon to search for the tomb of the then relatively unknown pharaoh.
Relatives of Carter and his patron were among the first visitors to the newly-renovated property.