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Howard Carter

====**Howard Carter is responsible for the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen.** Ever since he was young, Carter had a great interest in Ancient Egypt. He worked hard all of his life and finally achieved his wildest dream. The tomb of Tutankhamen was a keyhole to much of Ancient Egypt and without his discovery, we wouldn’t know as much as we do now. His discovery was one of the 20th century’s greatest discoveries.====

====Howard Carter was born on May, 9, 1847 in Kensington, London, England. At a very young age he was intrigued by Ancient Egypt and wanted to learn more. When he was 17 years old, he traveled to Egypt on his first trip out of England. As he got older, he became an archaeologist under the direction of William Flinders Petrie. Petrie at the time was one of the greatest archeologists in the world and he didn’t believe that Carter would become a great excavator. Carter later proved Petrie wrong. Howard Carter was also very talented in art because his father, Samuel John Carter, was an artist. His father taught Carter how to paint and spent a few years as a water color painter. But his true passion was the study of Ancient Egypt and of course, as that is what he famous for.====

====Over the years, Howard Carter gained an obsession over finding the tomb of Tutankhamen. He and his crew spent six seasons in the **//Valley of the Kings searching for the tomb.//** They searched for so long and seemed to be getting nowhere. Lord Carnarvon, the financial partner of the discovery of the tomb, was tired of paying money and not getting anything out of it so he told Carter 1922 would be the last year of his funding. But Carter never gave up, on November 5, 1922, workers had successfully cleared away rubbish and were able to make out the upper edges of the stair way to the tomb. While they were excited, the workers doubted the tomb and thought it might be unused or unfinished. The workers were confused because the entrance to the tomb was not very high. There were many things that the workers doubted but the end result wiped them away.====

====At the entrance of the tomb, there was a sealed doorway and the workers could tell the tomb was made for someone of a high standing. Tutankhamen was written all over the tomb and the workers were so excited that they wanted to just bust down the door then and there. Finally on November 26, 1922, Howard Carter broke through and made **//one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century.//** He was overwhelmed with excitement and then retired from active field work.====

====Howard Carter and his team are responsible for the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen. Even from a young age, Carter expressed an interest in Ancient Egypt and his love and work ended with a result beyond his wildest dreams. His discovery inspired many movies and Hollywood master pieces. Another things that contributed to the movies is that Lord Carnarvon and 11 others that had some sort of connection to the tomb, and died from the “mummy’s curse”. This spooked many but was a great spook factor for many great movies.====