Howard Carter: the Path to Tutankhamun

Description

In November 1922, a momentous discovery - unlike any other before or since - was to change our understanding of the ancient world. Until now however, the marvellous story of Carter's quest for Tutankhamun and its culmination in his unearthing of the intact, treasure-filled tomb has been told without a reliable account of the man behind the discovery and the myths that have surrounded it. _x000D_ Howard Carter's career was a remarkable one: he had arrived in Egypt 30 years earlier as a 17-year old 'tracer' with rudimentary education. An improbable partnership with the 5th Earl of Carnarvon deve.;COVER ; CONTENTS; MAPS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; 1- EARLY YEARS; 2- EGYPT: THE BEGINNINGS; 3- CONSOLIDATION AND DIVERSIFICATION; 4- CHIEF INSPECTOR; 5- THE SAQQARA AFFAIR; 6- CRISIS AND RESOLUTION; 7- FIVE YEARS' EXPLORATIONS AT THEBES; 8- ROYAL TOMBS AND THE GREAT WAR; 9- THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS AND DISCOVERY; 10- THE ANTECHAMBER; 11- THE BURIAL CHAMBER AND DEATH; 12- THE SPIRIT OF MISCHIEF; 13- AMERICA AND IMPROVING PROSPECTS; 14- THE ROYAL BODY, WITH REVERENCE; 15- A LONG AND STEADY PLOD; 16- NON-FULFILMENT AND DECLINE; APPENDIX I. COVER CONTENTS MAPS ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION 1- EARLY YEARS 2- EGYPT: THE BEGINNINGS 3- CONSOLIDATION AND DIVERSIFICATION 4- CHIEF INSPECTOR 5- THE SAQQARA AFFAIR 6- CRISIS AND RESOLUTION 7- FIVE YEARS' EXPLORATIONS AT THEBES 8- ROYAL TOMBS AND THE GREAT WAR 9- THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS AND DISCOVERY 10- THE ANTECHAMBER 11- THE BURIAL CHAMBER AND DEATH 12- THE SPIRIT OF MISCHIEF 13- AMERICA AND IMPROVING PROSPECTS 14- THE ROYAL BODY, WITH REVERENCE 15- A LONG AND STEADY PLOD 16- NON-FULFILMENT AND DECLINE APPENDIX I. APPENDIX IIAPPENDIX III APPENDIX IV- THE TIMES AGREEMENT ADDENDA SOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX.