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Howard Carter: Early Life and Training.
Howard Carter had worked in Egypt for 31 years before he found King Tut's tomb. Carter had begun his career in Egypt at age 17, using his artistic talents to copy wall scenes and inscriptions.
In 1892, Carter joined Flinders Petrie, at El-Amarna. Flinders was a strong field director and one of the most credible archaeologists of his time. Petrie believed Carter would never become a good excavator, but Carter proved him wrong when he unearthed several important finds at the site of el Amarna, the Capital of Egypt during the sovereignty of Akhenaten. Under Petrie’s demanding tutelage, Carter became an archaeologist, while keeping up with his artistic skills. He sketched many of the unusual artifacts found at el Amarna. Only seven years later (in 1899), Carter was appointed the Inspector-General of Monuments in Upper Egypt.
The Long Search
George Edward Stanhope, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, fell in love with archaeology after a car accident led to him spending time in Egypt recouporating away from the English winters. To pass the time, Carnavon took up archaeology as a hobby. Turning up nothing but a mummified cat (still in its coffin) his first season, Lord Carnarvon decided to hire someone knowledgeable for the succeeding seasons. In 1905, Carter resigned from Inspector General of Monuments and in 1907, Carter went to work for Lord Carnarvon as an archaeologist.
Snapshot: How did Carter begin working in Egypt in Egypt?
Through his father's connections, Howard Carter found a job working for an archaeologist who needed an artist to draw his findings. Howard headed to Egypt in 1891, at the age of 17, where he was to work on the Egypt Exploration Fund's excavation of the Middle Kingdom tombs at Beni Hassan. For the next several years, Carter worked under different archaeologists at sites including Amarna, Deir el-Bahari (sometimes spelled Dayr al-Bahri), Thebes, Edfu and Abu Simbel. Carter earned praise for using innovative and modern new methods to draw wall reliefs and other findings.
These are two different drawings by Howard Carter. What is the difference between these two styles of art? Which one do you think is more accurate? Are both styles useful in archaeology? Explain.
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Explain how Carnarvon and Carter began working together?
What year did Carter begin digging in the Valley of the Kings?
Why did Carter stop digging in 1914 and how did he use that time for good purpose?
Who was Tutankhamun's famous father? Why was his father so famous?
Looking at the footage of 1920 and 1921. How large scale was this excavation?
Evaluate the archaeological method of Carter. How thorough was his technique?
Describe what happened on the day they discovered the tomb.
Tut 2017 III.pptxUsing this power point learn about the discovery an excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb through the eyes of Howard Carter.
Fill in your workbook observing the contents of each room and observations about the purpose.
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
Using evidence from Tutankhamen's Tomb in pairs: choose 5 pieces of evidence from the tomb and analyse what the artefacts reveal about one of the following topics:
Using evidence from Tutankhamen's Tomb in pairs: choose 5 pieces of evidence from the tomb and analyse what the artefacts reveal about one of the following topics:
Leisure and entertainment
Leisure and entertainment
Hunting and military activities
Hunting and military activities
Royal funerary beliefs and practices.
Royal funerary beliefs and practices.
Furniture/ Wood working
Furniture/ Wood working
Jewelry and metal working
Jewelry and metal working
Clothing
Clothing
Food production and provisioning
Food production and provisioning
Mummification
Mummification
Tutankhamen's personal life/family
Tutankhamen's personal life/family
Create 6 slides showing the evidence a brief explanation of what they show about your topic. Final slide write a 400 words synopsis on the last slide analysing what your 5 choices show about your topic.
Create 6 slides showing the evidence a brief explanation of what they show about your topic. Final slide write a 400 words synopsis on the last slide analysing what your 5 choices show about your topic.
Post to classroom and explain to the class.
Post to classroom and explain to the class.
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How could Carter have justified this theft? Was he a bad archaeologist?
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