a) The site:1)2) The site of Tutankhamun's tomb was found in 1922 by Howard Carter and his sponsor Lord Carnarvon who was funding the research. When Carter and his team were digging, they returned to a row of builders' cabins that Carter had previously searched a few seasons earlier. It was there that Carter and his team found a step and slowly discovered more steps leading to the tomb. Once a possible grave was discovered, Carter immediately sent a telegram to Lord Carnarvon saying: “At last we have made a wonderful discovery in the valley; a magnificent tomb with intact seals; covered the same for your arrival; Congratulations." Within a week Carnarvon arrived with his crew and they made their way through a corridor that had previously been created by looters. Once they reached the outer plaster of the tomb, the carter cut a hole in the top corner on the left, an opening seemed sufficient for the carter to reach inside, so some sources suggest (kt1) that he inserted a candle into the hole to see inside and the candle flickered while another claims he lit a match to see if there was oxygen in the tombs anyway, sources agree that his actions illuminated golden furniture and Carter was stunned, Lord Carnarvon anxiously asked "Can you see anything?" wonderful things." 3) When Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered Tutankhamun's tomb they knew it would be a huge task to study and partially excavate the site as it contained a huge amount of artefacts and was littered with rubbish. with limestone debris from the tomb of Ramses lying directly above it posing difficulties, but it is agreed that it was the debris that kept KV62 hidden and intact for so long. The first part of the site...... half of the paper......incorrect as evidence has emerged that it was actually looted early in conjunction with Thuthmosis IV's robbery. Another problem that the site faced in its early days was that when the tomb of Ramesses' son was being built some 3 centuries later; above the site of KV62 rubble was being dumped in and around King Tut's tomb. And he became one of the least appreciated pharaohs; ironically, the young king is now the most recognized and appreciated pharaoh of all. Another important task for environmentalists and preservationists was to protect the site from vandalism by the public, from increased humidity at the site due to body heat, and from erosion/decay of the site due to increased presence human and traffic. Unfortunately, since the site opened to the public in 2007, after being closed for 85 years, serious damage has occurred due to human intervention.