Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist .
Howard Carter became world famous after discovering the intact tomb of 14th-century BC pharaoh Tutankhamun which is colloquially known as “King Tut” and “the boy king”.
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It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.
We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined – the impression was overwhelming.
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 poor preservation, we were obliged to refuse admission until some preparation was made to safeguard the objects.
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 the anterior portion of a tomb.
