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We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all w...

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...as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist,...

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Howard Carter

Archaeologist

Born: 1874-05-09

Died: 1939-03-02

Howard Carter (May 9, 1874 – March 2, 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist who became world famous after discovering the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, Tutankhamun (colloquially known as "King Tut" and "the boy king") in November 1922.More