{"product_id":"2026200016551-secondhand-howard-carter-before-tutankhamun","title":"Howard Carter Before Tutankhamun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the golden mask of Tutankhamun made him a household name, Howard Carter spent decades quietly mastering the ancient sands of Egypt — and Howard Carter Before Tutankhamun chronicles that formative, largely overlooked journey with meticulous scholarship and vivid detail. Written by Nicholas Reeves and John H. Taylor, two of the foremost authorities on Egyptology, this richly illustrated volume presents Carter's early career as an artist, excavator, and inspector of antiquities, tracing his professional evolution from a young watercolourist sketching tomb walls to the tenacious archaeologist who would one day make the greatest discovery in the history of Egyptology. The narrative uncovers the setbacks, controversies, and hard-won expertise that shaped Carter long before 1922, offering an intimate portrait of the man behind the legend.\n\nDrawing on original archival sources, private correspondence, and rare photographs, Reeves and Taylor illustrate Carter's complex relationship with Egypt's ancient monuments and the colonial world of early twentieth-century archaeology with authoritative precision. The authors argue compellingly that Carter's earlier years were not merely a prelude but an essential crucible — forging the patience and obsessive dedication that ultimately led him to Tutankhamun's sealed tomb. For anyone captivated by the romance of discovery and the archaeology of the ancient world, this volume raises a tantalising question: who exactly was the man who changed history, and what drove him to keep searching?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336807293147,"sku":"2026200016551-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5d26988a-2bae-4d92-9e93-7c31259927bd.png?v=1789958176","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016551-secondhand-howard-carter-before-tutankhamun","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}