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15 quotes by Howard Carter

Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist who became world famous after discovering the intact tomb of 14th-century BC pharaoh Tutankhamun (colloquially known as "King Tut" and "the boy king") in November 1922.
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We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined - the impression was... →

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It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.

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All we have to do is to peel the shrines like an onion, and we will be with the king himself.

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The news of the discovery spread fast all over the country, and inquisitive enquiries mingled with congratulations from this moment became the daily... →

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Here before us was sufficient evidence to show that it really was an entrance to a tomb, and by the seals, to all outward appearances that it was... →

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Commenced operations in the Valley of the Kings.

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These ancient huts were soon cleared of the rubbish covering them. I planned them, and removed them for investigation below, which undertaking took... →

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With such evidence, as well as the sealed doorway between the two guardian statues of the King, the mystery gradually dawned upon us. We were but in... →

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We were totally unprepared for such a large quantity of visitors, and in view of the preservation of the antiquities they being very crowded and in... →

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After clearing 9 metres of the descending passage, in about the middle of the afternoon, we came upon a second sealed doorway, which was almost the... →

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Towards sunset we had cleared down to the level of the 12th step, which was sufficient to expose a large part of the upper portion of a plastered and... →

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It soon became obvious that we were but on the threshold of the discovery.

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They were of many types of seals, all bearing the insignia of the King.

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