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The first scans in the tomb happened to be scheduled for Thanksgiving, and they began at dusk, after the tourists had left and the Valley of the Kings had fallen silent. Watanabe had last worked in the Valley 15 years ago on another Reeves project. Those scans revealed a number of features that appeared to be underground chambers, one of which turned out to be a tomb.
“I was nervous about this because it looks as if there’s something here, but let’s face it—it’s ridiculous!” he says, laughing. “Carter was a fabulous archaeologist. He was suspicious. He was thorough. He wasn’t going to miss a trick. But again, there are developments in technology that weren’t available to him.” The high-resolution images were used to create a nearby replica to accommodate the mobs of tourists who visit the Valley of the Kings to see the final resting place of the boy pharaoh.
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