Title

Howard Carter, British archaeologist, in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton

Caption

Howard Carter, British archaeologist, in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Carter (1873-1939) and a colleague beside a partially demolished wall of one of the tombs. Carter famously discovered the intact tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1992

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D58_186

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (1,8Mb) / 12,2in x 15,9in / 3672 x 4770 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male working work job man men excitement discovery country Egypt exploration guy occupation anticipation British death archaeology excavation tomb mausoleum location century burial Britain profession valley of the kings concept archaeological site excavations archeology twenties B&W MONOCHROME excavating black & white black and white B W archaeologist 1920s 20th century egyptology Howard Carter photograph Carter Howard Historica Graphica Collection Harry Burton Burton Harry Tutankhamun photograph