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Howard Carter
English
Scientist
Born:
May 9
,
1874
Died:
Mar 2
,
1939
Before
Cleared
Doorway
Evidence
King
Were
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It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.
Howard Carter
Sight
Dreamed
Seeing
Never
Surpassing
Precedent
We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined - the impression was overwhelming.
Howard Carter
Art
Beauty
Overwhelming
Astonished
Objects
Could
Surpassing
Were
Refinement
Impression
Displayed
Imagined
We were totally unprepared for such a large quantity of visitors, and in view of the preservation of the antiquities they being very crowded and in poor preservation, we were obliged to refuse admission until some preparation was made to safeguard the objects.
Howard Carter
Made
Preparation
Visitors
Unprepared
Some
Admission
Totally
Objects
Obliged
Crowded
Until
Safeguard
Quantity
Were
Very
Refuse
Being
Poor
View
Large
Preservation
As the work proceeded we found that the western end of the cutting receded under the slope of the rock, and thus was partly roofed over by the overhanging rock.
Howard Carter
Work
Slope
Thus
Over
Partly
Rock
Western
End
Cutting
Found
Commenced operations in the Valley of the Kings.
Howard Carter
Valley
Kings
Operations
Commenced
Here before us was sufficient evidence to show that it really was an entrance to a tomb, and by the seals, to all outward appearances that it was intact.
Howard Carter
Before
Evidence
Entrance
Outward
Intact
Us
Really
Show
Seals
Appearances
Tomb
Sufficient
Sufficient Evidence
Here
They were of many types of seals, all bearing the insignia of the King.
Howard Carter
King
Types
Bearing
Were
Seals
Many
Towards sunset we had cleared down to the level of the 12th step, which was sufficient to expose a large part of the upper portion of a plastered and sealed doorway.
Howard Carter
Sunset
Down
Had
Part
Step
Cleared
Towards
Upper
Doorway
Which
Sealed
Large
Expose
Large Part
Sufficient
Portion
Level
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