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Howard Carter
British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Howard Carter, see Howard Carter (disambiguation).
Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings.
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Born | (1874-05-09)9 May 1874 Kensington, England |
Died | 2 March 1939(1939-03-02) (aged 64) Kensington, London, England |
Known for | Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 |
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