This week in 1923 | From the Observer archive
(The Guardian Egypt)

Tutankhamun´s splendour is revealed to the worldSuspense has ended for the excavators in Egypt and the watchers in the two hemispheres.Never before has the civilised world followed, or been able as now to follow, step by step, immediately upon the heels of discovery... Now it is certain that in breaking through the sealed wall Lord Carnarvon and Mr Carter have broken the seal of a historical document quite unparalleled. Hope is not satisfied, but exceeded. Continue reading...