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Description: | A photograph of Egyptian labourers working at an archaeological site, taken by George Edward Stanhope, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923), in 1916. As well as being a wealthy collector of Egyptian artefacts, Carnarvon was also a keen amateur photographer. Working in partnership with the archaeologist Howard Carter (1879-1939) he excavated throughout the Valley of the Kings, looking for the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun. After years of searching, the tomb was finally opened on November 26 1922. Its discovery was one of the most important archaeological finds of the twentieth century. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | gelatin silver print photograph | Temporal: | 1916 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Herbert, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux, Fifth Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923) | Identifier: | 2003-5001/2/20161 | Go to resource |
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