Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings.

Feb 26, 2025 · Howard Carter (born May 9, 1874, Kensington, London—died March 2, 1939, London) was a British archaeologist, who made one of the richest and most-celebrated contributions to Egyptology: the discovery (1922) of the largely intact tomb of King Tutankhamen.

Feb 15, 2023 · On 26th November 1922, the British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter, holding a candle in one hand, made a tiny hole in the doorway of a tomb. Taking his first look, he peered through a small crevice, revealing for the first time, the contents of Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Oct 27, 2021 · Howard Carter was a British archaeologist who excavated King Tut’s tomb beginning in 1922. Read about his discovery, death, and more.

Nov 3, 2022 · How Howard Carter Discovered King Tut’s Golden Tomb. A hundred years after the legendary find, archival records tell the definitive story of the dig that changed the world

The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 by excavators led by the Egyptologist Howard Carter, more than 3,300 years after Tutankhamun's death and burial.

Mar 7, 2007 · His ‘wonderful discovery’ was of course the boy-king Tutankhamun who lay buried amid unimagined marvels of art and craftsmanship. Howard Carter was swiftly catapulted into world fame, arguably becoming the best-known of all our archaeologists.

This article takes a detailed look at Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon and their important relationship which led to arguably the greatest archaeological discovery of all time.

In this article you will learn more about the life and work of Howard Carter, who became the most famous Egyptologist after discovering King Tut's tomb.

Jul 4, 2014 · The great discoverer of the treasures of King Tutankhamun, Howard Carter, was born on May 9, 1874 CE to Samuel John and Martha Joyce (Sands) Carter in Kensington, England. A sick, home-schooled child, Carter learned to draw and paint from his father, an accomplished Victorian artist.