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Howard Carter (archaeologist)

Howard Carter was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist, noted as a primary discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun.-Beginning of career:...

Timeline of Events

1922

11.4.1922

In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

11.26.1922

Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.

11.29.1922

Howard Carter opens the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun to the public.

1923

2.16.1923

Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

1924

1.3.1924

British explorer Howard Carter discovers the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt.