The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen: Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter

by Carter, Howard; Mace, A. C.

• ISBN13: 9780715631720
• ISBN10: 0715631721
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Duckbacks

Summary

The tomb of Tutankhamun (Tut.ankh.Amen), uncovered in November 1922, was the greatest archaeological find the world has ever seen. Though entered by thieves in antiquity, the burial of the king lay intact within its nest of coffins and funerary shrines, surrounded by a mass of burial equipment arranged in three peripheral chambers. "The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen: Search, Discovery and the Clearance of the Antechamber," originally published in 1923, is the first volume of Carter's magnificent trilogy, describing the years of frustration, the triumph of the tomb's eventual discovery, and the start of the long, breathtaking process of recording and clearance.

Author Biography

Howard Carter (1874-1939), artist and archaeologist, was attached to various epigraphic expeditions of the Egypt Exploration Fund, later joining the Egyptian Antiquities Service as Chief Inspector of Upper Egypt and finally working as excavator for Lord Carnarvon. A.C. Mace was Associate Curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Biographical Sketch of the Late Lord Carnarvon	p. 1
The King and the Queen	p. 41
The Valley and the Tomb	p. 50
The Valley in Modern Times	p. 63
Our Prefatory Work at Thebes	p. 75
The Finding of the Tomb	p. 86
A Preliminary Investigation	p. 97
A Survey of the Antechamber	p. 110
Clearing the Antechamber	p. 123
Visitors and the Press	p. 141
Work in the Laboratory	p. 151
The Opening of the Sealed Door	p. 178
Appendix	p. 189
Index	p. 225
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