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title: Howard Carter & Tutankhamun
author: New York Times
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6598/howard-carter--tutankhamun/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-06-14
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# Howard Carter & Tutankhamun

_Authored by New York Times_

## Image File

[![Howard Carter & Tutankhamun](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6598.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6598.jpg)

## Image Caption

Howard Carter examining the sarcophagus and mummy of [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Tutankhamun](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tutankhamun/) (r. c. 1336 to c. 1327 BCE) in 1922.

New York Times Photo Archive.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Times, N. Y. (2017, May 08). Howard Carter & Tutankhamun. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6598/howard-carter--tutankhamun/>
### Chicago
Times, New York. "Howard Carter & Tutankhamun." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 08, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6598/howard-carter--tutankhamun/>.
### MLA
Times, New York. "Howard Carter & Tutankhamun." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 May 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6598/howard-carter--tutankhamun/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuts_Tomb_Opened.JPG) by [**New York Times**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuts_Tomb_Opened.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 May 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.