It was a crisp November morning in 1922 when British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team carefully cleared the last vestiges of debris from the entrance of an unassuming tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Little did they know that the arduous excavation work they had been undertaking for almost a decade would soon yield one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of all time. As Carter peered through the small opening he had created in the sealed doorway, he was met with a sight that would forever change the course of Egyptology. The flickering light of his candle illuminated a dazzling array of gilded treasures - statues, chariots, furniture, and countless other precious artifacts untouched for over 3,000 years. "Can you see anything?" inquired Lord Carnarvon, the expedition's sponsor, to which Carter famously replied, "Yes, wonderful things!" Over the following months, the team gingerly cleared the tomb's four chambers, unveiling an unparal...