"Carse" to Ripe Age Mar. 3.
The Hon. Howard Carter, the discoverer of the tomb of Pharaoh Tut-Ankh-Amen, died here today at the age of 66. He was an outstanding expert on Egyptology.
His first trip to Egypt was in 1890 when he was only 17 yeats of age. He took part in archaeological researches in the Nile valley and a few years later startled the world with his sensational discoveries in Tell-El-Amarna. In 1900, the young scientist was appointed Inspector General of the Antiquities Department by the Egyptian Government.
All his life was devoted to work among the necropoles of Thebes and his name became known the world over when, in ce-operation with Lord Carnarvon, he discovered in 1823 the tomb of Pharaoh Tut-Ankh-Amen, thus bringing back to man's knowledge a, most important and forgotten j|Period of the world's history.
Shortly after these discoveries, Mr. Howard Carter was stricken by a serious illness, from whicn he never completely recovered. This fact, coupled with the somewhat mysterious deaths of Lord Carnarvon and some other members of the expedition, gave rise to romantic stories about the "Pharaoh's curse." Mr. Howard was able to outlive this curse to a ripe old age.—Havas.
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