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Howard Carter

British archaeologist

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Born:: May 9, 1874, Swaffham, Norfolk, England

Died:: March 2, 1939, London (aged 64)

Subjects Of Study:: Hatshepsut; Pharaoh Thutmose IV; Thebes; Valley of the Kings; ancient Egyptian religion

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Howard Carter (born May 9, 1874, Swaffham, Norfolk, England—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. At age 17 Carter joined the British-sponsored archaeological survey of Egypt. He made drawings (1893–99) 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 ...(100 of 242 words)

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