The Tomb of Tutankhamun - Hardcover

Howard Carter; A C Mace

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ISBN 10: 190625110X ISBN 13: 9781906251109

Publisher: Max Press, 2008

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The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen is a landmark in archaeological history and an event which yielded a treasure of unimaginable significance. On November 4, 1922, Howard Carter found the first sign of what proved to be Tutankhamun's tomb, but it was not until November 26 that a second sealed doorway was reached and the tomb breached after more than 3,000 years of undisturbed rest. For more than 3000 years, the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamen lay undisturbed by grave robbers. When Howard Carter uncovered it in 1922, his find made a landmark in archaeological history. To its discoverers the tomb yielded a treasure of unimaginable significance and the story of this great discovery, first published in installments between 1923 and 1933, is here told by Howard Carter himself, who led the excavation. Carter's diary captures the drama of the moment of discovery and details the events which led up to the unearthing of the boy king, as well as the key events of the decade-long excavation project that followed. This hardback book has 342 pages and measures: 20.5 x 13.5 x 2.5cm

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For more than 3000 years, the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun lay undisturbed by grave robbers. When Howard Carter uncovered it in 1922, his find made a landmark in archaeological history. To its discoverers the tomb yielded a treasure of unimaginable significance and the story of this great discovery, first published in instalments between 1923 and 1933, is here told by Howard Carter himself, who led the excavation. On November 4, 1922, Carter found the first sign of what proved to be Tutankhamun's tomb, but it was not until November 26 that a second sealed doorway was reached, behind which were the treasures. Carter's diary captured the drama of the moment. After making a tiny hole in the doorway, Carter, with candle in hand, peered into the tomb. It was sometime before one could see, the hot air escaping caused the candle to flicker, but as soon as one's eyes became accustomed to the glimmer of light the interior of the chamber gradually loomed before one, with its strange and wonderful medley of extraordinary and beautiful objects heaped upon one another.

About the Author:

Howard Carter was born in 1873. At the age of 17, he joined the British-sponsored archaeological survey of Egypt. Between 1893 and 1899 he made drawings of the sculptures and inscriptions at the terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut in ancient Thebes. He next served as inspector general of the Egyptian antiquities department. While supervising excavations in the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings in 1902, he discovered the tombs of Hatshepsut and Thutmose IV. In 1907 he began his association with the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, a collector of antiquities who had sought out Carter to supervise excavations in the valley. After discovering the tomb in 1922, Carter spent the next 10 years supervising the removal of its contents, most of which are now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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