Ebook {Epub PDF} The Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard Carter

. BERLIN // Howard Carter, the British archaeologist who discovered the tomb of the Egyptian king Tutankhamen in , cheated the Egyptian authorities in an attempt to get a share of the fabulous treasure, German Egyptologists claim. Carter, whose sensational discovery in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor is widely regarded as the greatest archaeological find of all time, broke laws by Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. Join Howard Carter in his fascinating odyssey toward the most dramatic archeological find of the century — the tomb of Tutankhamen. Written by Carter in , only a year after the discovery, this book captures the overwhelming exhilaration of the find, the painstaking, step-by-step process of excavation, and the wonder of opening a treasure-filled inner chamber whose regal inhabitant had been dead for Cited by: 6. Howard Carter did not live long enough to write further about his finds, and "The Tomb of Tutankhamen stands as his only record of the extraordinary discovery. Abridged from the original three volumes, this edition features color plates and 65 monochrome photos /5(29).

Close Call: How Howard Carter Almost Missed King Tut's Tomb. British backer Lord Carnarvon wanted to call off the search for the lost tomb of Tutankhamun after six fruitless years of searching. British Egyptologist Howard Carter ( - ) (left) stands with his assistant Arthur Callender (died ) on the steps leading down to the entrance to the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen, better known as King Tut, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, Howard Carter examining the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun, When Howard Carter first peered into Tutankhamun's tomb in , his patron Lord Carnarvon asked him whether he saw anything. It took a few moments for his eyes to adjust to the darkness inside, but finally Carter exclaimed, "Yes, wonderful things!

Howard Carter, famed archaeologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) in and wrote about the discovery expedition in this work. The discovery of King Tut's tomb was, and continues to be, sensationalized because the tomb was almost entirely intact. Join Howard Carter in his fascinating odyssey toward the most dramatic archeological find of the century — the tomb of Tutankhamen. Written by Carter in , only a year after the discovery, this book captures the overwhelming exhilaration of the find, the painstaking, step-by-step process of excavation, and the wonder of opening a treasure-filled inner chamber whose regal inhabitant had been dead for 3, years. The Tomb of Tutankhamun: Volume 1: Search, Discovery and Clearance of the Antechamber (Bloomsbury Revelations) by Howard Carter () out of 5 stars 6 Paperback.