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Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings.
Howard Carter (born May 9, 1874, Kensington, London—died March 2, 1939, London) was a British archaeologist, who made one of the richest and most-celebrated contributions to Egyptology: the discovery (1922) of the largely intact tomb of King Tutankhamen.
Nov 3, 2022 · How Howard Carter Discovered King Tut’s Golden Tomb. A hundred years after the legendary find, archival records tell the definitive story of the dig that changed the world
Oct 27, 2021 · Howard Carter was a British archaeologist who excavated King Tut’s tomb beginning in 1922. Read about his discovery, death, and more.
Feb 15, 2023 · On 26th November 1922, the British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter, holding a candle in one hand, made a tiny hole in the doorway of a tomb. Taking his first look, he peered through a small crevice, revealing for the first time, the contents of Tutankhamun’s tomb.
'Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation' is the definitive archaeological record of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. On November 5th 1922, Howard Carter wrote in his pocket diary: 'Discovered tomb under tomb of Ramsses VI investigated same & found seals intact.'
Nov 5, 2015 · Carter's journal and subsequent public writings, photographs, and documentary film related details about the 20th century's most exciting archaeological discovery.
Oct 19, 2022 · Unmasking Howard Carter—the man who found Tutankhamun. A century after the discovery that would captivate the world, the British archaeologist at the centre of the find remains an enigmatic...
On the 6 November 1922, an excavation in the Valley of the Kings led by Howard Carter discovered something incredible. His team discovered a set of stone steps leading down a doorway covered in hieroglyphs.
Mar 7, 2007 · Howard Carter was swiftly catapulted into world fame, arguably becoming the best-known of all our archaeologists. Yet he died in 1939 without receiving any British honour, and having been held in academic contempt by many members of the Egyptological community.
