Howard Carter - The Path to Tutankhamun (gnv64)

Howard Carter The Path to Tutankhamun
By T. G. H. James
Tauris Parke Paperbacks | 2001-06-23 | ISBN: 1860646158 | PDF | 406 pages | 11.20 mb

In November 1922 a momentous discovery, unlike any other before or since, changed our understanding of the ancient world. However, until now the marvelous 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. Carter's legendary discovery in the Valley of the Kings and his painstaking clearance of the intact royal burial are the topic of this definitive biography.

CONTENTS
Preface to the second edition xi
Preface to the first edition xii
1 Early years 1
2 Egypt: the beginnings 22
3 Consolidation and diversification 45
4 Chief Inspector 76
5 The Saqqara affair 112
6 Crisis and resolution 140
7 Five years’ explorations at Thebes 163
8 Royal tombs and the Great War 192
9 The Valley of the Kings and discovery 220
10 The Antechamber 253
11 The Burial Chamber and death 285
12 The spirit of mischief 316
13 America and improving prospects 354
14 The royal body, with reverence 385
15 A long and steady plod 412
16 Non-fulfilment and decline 439
Appendixes
I Letter from M. Jouveau to M. Maspero 473
II The Earl of Carnarvon’s permit to excavate 475
III The Earl of Carnarvon’s account of the opening 478
IV The Times agreement 480
Addenda 486
Sources and Bibliography 488
Index 495