Definition: British Egyptologist Howard Carter is most famous for the discovery in 1922 of the undisturbed tomb of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun, in the Valley of the Kings where it had long been thought that all the tombs had been found.
He was early disparaged by other archaeologists in Egypt, including the cranky Flinders-Petrie, but made influential friends in the form of Lord Carnarvon and is probably, after Indiana Jones and maybe Heinrich Schliemann, the most famous archaeologist on the planet.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
He was early disparaged by other archaeologists in Egypt, including the cranky Flinders-Petrie, but made influential friends in the form of Lord Carnarvon and is probably, after Indiana Jones and maybe Heinrich Schliemann, the most famous archaeologist on the planet.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
