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The tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen : discovered by the late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter. Volume 1
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Howard Carter (1874-1939) was an English archaeologist & Egyptologist, now renowned for discovering the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. Published between 1923 & 1933, this three-volume study conta...
Howard Carter (1874-1939) was an English archaeologist & Egyptologist, now renowned for discovering the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. Published between 1923 & 1933, this three-volume study contains Carter's detailed account of the sensational discovery, excavation & clearance of Tutankhamun's tomb & its treasures. The tomb was almost fully intact when discovered & remains the most complete burial discovered in the Valley of the Kings. Each volume of Carter's book is richly illustrated with over 100 photographs of the tomb & objects found in it, showing their original state & how they appeared after reconstruction. Carter's meticulous recording & conservation techniques are faithfully documented in his account, providing an engaging description of the work which occurred during the excavation & clearance of this famous site. Volume 1 describes in detail Carter's discovery of the tomb.
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- Creator
- Howard Carter, A.C. Mace
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011
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- 1 online resource (xxiv, 231 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)
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- ISBNs
- 9780511722349, 9781108018142, 9781108018142
- With 104 illustrations from photographs by Harry Burton (Of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)"--original title page.
- Also issued in print: 2010.
- Originally published: London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1923.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
- Tutankhamen, King of Egypt -- Tomb.
- Tutankhamen, King of Egypt -- Pictorial works.
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Valley of the Kings.
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Valley of the Kings -- Pictorial works.
- Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Antiquities.
- Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Antiquities -- Pictorial works.