Before Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun's tomb, he began his career as a 17-year-old artist on an excavation in Egypt. His skills were soon recognized, and he quickly rose to be an excavator and later chief inspector for Luxor. Because of a misunderstanding with Gaston Maspero, Director of the Antiquities Service, Carter resigned and became an independent excavator. In need of funding, he teamed up with Lord Carnarvon, and for years the duo searched the Valley of the Kings for the missing tomb of Tutankhamun.
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