AMAZING TRIBUTE TO TUTANKHAMUN CENTENARY

100 years after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and over 3000 years since his death, a farmer has carved a world record setting image of the boy King in his field of maize near York.

It was officially opened today, Friday 14^th July, by George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon, the great-grandson on the 5^th Earl of Carnarvon who along with famous Egyptologist Howard Carter was first to enter the tomb 100 years ago.

Farmer Tom Pearcy painstakingly cut over 5km of pathways into his 15-acre field containing over a million maize plants to create the biggest ever image of Tutankhamun, marking the centenary of the opening of the burial chamber. The entrance to the tomb was first discovered in November 1922, but it wasn’t until 17th February 1923 that Howard Carter and his patron and co-explorer Lord Carnarvon broke through the sealed door to the burial chamber itself.

Covering an area the size of 8 Wembley football pitches York Maze is believed to be the biggest maze in Europe and one of the largest in the world. When viewed from the air the York Maze design shows the iconic image of Tutankhamun. At over 100m in diameter the head of giant figure is bigger than the Royal Albert Hall!

Says farmer Tom Pearcy, “I have always been fascinated by ancient Egypt and the lives of the pharaohs. King Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus is such an iconic image, it makes a great maize maze which visitors can explore and try to find their way through. I have also set a tricky hieroglyphic quiz trail within the maze, a real cornundrum!”