British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators opened the doors to the sarcophagus of the ruler itself.

Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is also known ... On the 17th February, 1923, the seal to the tomb was broken and a living human stepped inside for the first time in 3,200 years.

Tutankhamun, popularly referred to as "King Tut" today ... "Discovered tomb under tomb of Ramsses VI investigated same & found seals intact," Carter wrote on Nov. 5, 1922. Thus begun excavation ...