A LIFE’S WORK

How did an artist become one of the world’s most acclaimed archaeologists?

1874

On 9 May, Carter was born in London. He was the youngest of 11 children.

1874-1891

Due to being a ‘sickly child’, Carter lived with his aunt in Norfolk in his early years.

1891

At 17 he got a job as a tracer, drawing pictures of artefacts and other findings.

1892

After a year as a trainee tracer, Carter began working with Egyptologist Flinders Petrie.

1899

Carter became an inspector of monuments for Upper Egypt.

1907

He met archaeologist Lord Carnarvon and they began excavating together.

1914

The Egyptian Antiquities Service gave Carter and Carnarvon permission to dig in the Valley of the Kings.

1917-1922

Carter convinced Carnarvon to fund the search for Tutankhamun’s tomb.

1923

A year after the tomb’s discovery, Carter wrote about the findings in three volumes.

1939

On 2 March, Carter passed away at age 65 in London.