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Carter, Howard 1874-1939.  
British archaeologist who worked in Egypt after 1890 and discovered (1922) the tomb of Tutankhamen.
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Carter, Howard

British archaeologist, who made one of the richest and most celebrated contributions to Egyptology: the discovery (1922) of the largely intact tomb of King Tutankhamen.

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