Howard Carter

All we have to do is to peel the shrines like an onion, and we will be with the king himself. ↗

— Howard Carter

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It soon became obvious that we were but on the threshold of the discovery. ↗

— Howard Carter

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After clearing 9 metres of the descending passage, in about the middle of the afternoon, we came upon a second sealed doorway, which was almost the exact replica of the first. ↗

— Howard Carter

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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

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Commenced operations in the Valley of the Kings. ↗

— Howard Carter

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Feverishly we cleared away the remaining last scraps of rubbish on the floor of the passage before the doorway, until we had only the clean sealed doorway before us. ↗

— Howard Carter

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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

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It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing. ↗

— Howard Carter

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The news of the discovery spread fast all over the country, and inquisitive enquiries mingled with congratulations from this moment became the daily programme. ↗

— Howard Carter

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These ancient huts were soon cleared of the rubbish covering them. I planned them, and removed them for investigation below, which undertaking took until the fourth of Nov. ↗

— Howard Carter

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