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 sealed doorway.
The news of the discovery spread fast all over the country, and inquisitive enquiries mingled with congratulations from this moment became the daily … - Howard Carter
The news of the discovery spread fast all over the country, and inquisitive enquiries mingled with congratulations from this moment became the daily …
- Howard Carter
Though I was satisfied that I was on the verge of perhaps a magnificent find, probably one of the missing tombs that I had been seeking for many year… - Howard Carter
Though I was satisfied that I was on the verge of perhaps a magnificent find, probably one of the missing tombs that I had been seeking for many year…
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… - Howard Carter
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…
As we cleared the passage we found mixed with the rubble broken potsherds, jar seals, and numerous fragments of small objects; water skins lying on t… - Howard Carter
As we cleared the passage we found mixed with the rubble broken potsherds, jar seals, and numerous fragments of small objects; water skins lying on t…
Feverishly we cleared away the remaining last scraps of rubbish on the floor of the passage before the doorway, until we had only the clean sealed do… - Howard Carter
Feverishly we cleared away the remaining last scraps of rubbish on the floor of the passage before the doorway, until we had only the clean sealed do…
Let me ever love Thyself more than Thy service. - Howard Carter
Let me ever love Thyself more than Thy service.
I think at the moment we did not even want to break the seal [on the inner chamber of the tomb of Tutankhamen], for a feeling of intrusion had descen… - Howard Carter
I think at the moment we did not even want to break the seal [on the inner chamber of the tomb of Tutankhamen], for a feeling of intrusion had descen…
It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing. - Howard Carter
It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.
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