Herbert Eustis Winlock Kings, where he spent the winters, accompanied by his wife, the artist Helen Chandler Winlock, and his young daughters Frances and Barbara. Most often known as 'the American House' it was the headquarters for Winlock and his distinguished team of archaeologists, several of whom were seconded to work on the tomb of Tutankhamun once it was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. Winlock was closely involved in that discovery and, as a close friend of Carter's, became caught up in the subterfuge and political controversy that built up once the tomb had been opened. In the wake of the Depression,
Lefkaritis Tomb address where the tomb was unearthed, is Vasileos Konstantinou 27. Among the "few objects found", were "Extraordinary gold ornaments", which were moved to Cyprus Museum for conservation. The tomb was discovered in the vicinity of the residence of Dino Lefkaritis (a known businessman in the petroleum industry), hence the name "Lefkaritis Tomb". Lefkaritis Tomb The Lefkaritis Tomb is a hypogeum—a type of tomb—in Larnaca, Cyprus. It was discovered in 1998 in an "un-looted chamber that had been sealed nearly 2800 years ago" in the city-kingdom of Kition. (This tomb was found within the city walls of Kition, as opposed to