Howard Carter

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Howard Carter was a British archaeologist best known for discovering the nearly intact tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922.

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instanceOf Egyptologist
archaeologist
human
birthDate 1874-05-09
birthPlace Kensington, London, England
causeOfDeath Hodgkin lymphoma
collaboratedWith 5th Earl of Carnarvon
surface form: George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1939-03-02
deathPlace Kensington, London, England
discovered tomb of Tutankhamun
discoveryDate 1922-11-04
earlyCareer archaeological draughtsman in Egypt
educatedAt home-schooled
employer Egyptian Antiquities Service
era late 19th and early 20th century archaeology
familyName Carter
fatherOccupation animal and portrait artist
fieldOfWork Egyptology
archaeology
givenName Howard
hasSignature signature of Howard Carter
influencedBy Flinders Petrie
knownFor discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun
excavations in the Valley of the Kings
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Howard Carter self-link
nationality British
notableEvent opening of Tutankhamun’s burial chamber in 1923
notableWork The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen (three-volume publication)
occupation archaeologist
excavator
illustrator
parent Martha Joyce Sands
Samuel John Carter
patron 5th Earl of Carnarvon
surface form: George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
placeOfBurial Putney Vale Cemetery, London
positionHeld Chief Inspector of Antiquities for Lower Egypt
Chief Inspector of Antiquities for Upper Egypt
residence London, England
Luxor
surface form: Luxor, Egypt
subjectOf numerous books and documentaries on Tutankhamun’s tomb
workedOn tomb of Tutankhamun
surface form: KV62 (tomb of Tutankhamun)

excavations at Amarna
Deir el-Bahri
surface form: excavations at Deir el-Bahari

excavations at Thebes
workedWith Flinders Petrie

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Carter hasNotableBearer Howard Carter
Tutankhamun tombDiscoveredBy Howard Carter
Flinders Petrie influenced Howard Carter
5th Earl of Carnarvon partnerInDiscovery Howard Carter
subject surface form: George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
KV43 discoveredBy Howard Carter
KV43 excavatedBy Howard Carter
Howard Carter name Howard Carter self-link
Howard notableBearer Howard Carter
KV62 discoveredBy Howard Carter
KV62 excavationDirectedBy Howard Carter
KV17 excavationBy Howard Carter
tomb of Tutankhamun discoveredBy Howard Carter
subject surface form: Tomb of Tutankhamun
tomb of Tutankhamun excavatedBy Howard Carter
subject surface form: Tomb of Tutankhamun
Wadi al-Muluk excavatedBy Howard Carter
Bibān el-Mulūk excavatedBy Howard Carter