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In November 1922 a momentous discovery - unlike any other before or since - was to change our understanding of the ancient world. Until now however, the marvellous story of Howard Carter’s quest for Tutankhamun and its culmination in his unearthing of the intact, treasure-filled tomb has been told without a reliable account of the man behind the discovery and the myths that have surrounded it."This book cannot be more highly recommended to those who love archaeology, Egyptology or maintain a fascination with Tutankhamun and his tomb. As a biography it is first-rate." - Donald P Ryan, ArchaeologyHoward Carter’s career was remarkable. He had arrived in Egypt 30 years earlier as a 17-year-old ‘tracer’ with rudimentary education, and progressed to become the first Chief Inspector of Antiquities in Upper Egypt. An improbable but auspicious partnership with the 5th Earl of Carnarvon developed in which the young Carter acted as assistant and ‘learned man’ to the aristocrat’s excavations in the Theban necropolis. But it was the legendary discovery in the Valley of the Kings and Carter’s painstaking clearance of the intact royal burial that was to secure his place in history. He became a

Who reads Howard Carter : The Path to Tutankhamun?

Author

James, T. G. H.

Publisher

Tauris Parke Paperbacks

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781845112585

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Adventure, Science

Rating

4 / 5 (18 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14