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20th century · 1874–1939
Howard Carter
Howard Carter · Egypt
British archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb
Born in Kensington, London, the youngest of eleven children in a family of painters. From 1907 he excavated at Thebes with funding from Lord Carnarvon, and in 1914 obtained the concession to dig in the Valley of the Kings. In November 1922 he found the tomb of the 18th-Dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun, the best-preserved royal tomb in the valley.
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Historia · Luxor: Karnak and the Valley of the Kings
The last great discovery in the Valley of the Kings
From 1907 Howard Carter excavated at Thebes funded by Lord Carnarvon, who obtained the concession for the Valley of the Kings in 1914. By 1922, after years without results, Carnarvon was deeply dissatisfied. That November Carter found the steps leading to the tomb of Tutankhamun — the best-preserved pharaoh's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, whose gold mask and thousands of grave goods caused a worldwide sensation.
