“Can you see anything?” Lord Carnarvon asked Howard Carter as he peered through a crack in the tomb, illuminated only by the light of a single candle. “Yes,” Carter is said to have replied. “Wonderful things.”
It was 100 years ago that the pair were alerted to the tomb by a 12-year-old, who stumbled upon it. Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb's interior chambers in November 1922, but opened the door to the last chamber only the following February, on the 16th.
It was a moment of archaeological history. Inside lay the boy king, untouched for more than 3,000 years, his face covered by a fabulous golden mask.
Since then, nothing like it has captured the public imagination in quite the same way. Children learn the story of Tutankhamun at primary school, and the artifacts from his grave will soon become the centerpiece of Cairo’s new Grand Egyptian Museum.
From ancient times to the present day, countless stories and legends tell of priceless lost treasures from all over the world, gone without a trace. For some, we have no conclusive evidence, while for others, it is clear that they existed at some point in history, but have disappeared mysteriously – buried in hidden locations or stolen and lost. Undoubtedly, any of these treasures would change history and enrich our knowledge of the past, but after centuries of searching, they are unlikely to be discovered. The lost treasures of the world are innumerable, but there are a few with special significance to history.
In today’s, episode we look at 10 lost treasures of the world whose value cannot be measured.
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