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'''Howard Carter''' was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[archaeologist]] who searched for [[the lost tomb of Userhat]] in [[Egypt]] in [[1902]]. He mentored [[Robert Charles]] and worked with [[Jane Templeton]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | '''Howard Carter''' was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[archaeologist]] who searched for [[the lost tomb of Userhat]] in [[Egypt]] in [[1902]]. He mentored [[Robert Charles]] and worked with [[Jane Templeton]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|False Gods (audio story)}}) | ||
He discovered [[ | He discovered [[Tutankhamun]]'s tomb in [[1923]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The King of Golden Death (short story)}}) aided by [[the Doctor]] and [[the Doctor's Gladstone bag|his Gladstone bag]], as later recalled by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Movellan Grave (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] named him as a great archaeologist. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] named him as a great archaeologist. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Glamour Chase (novel)}}) | ||
[[SS Howard Carter|A class 2 exploration cruiser]] was named after Carter. ([[PROSE]]: | [[SS Howard Carter|A class 2 exploration cruiser]] was named after Carter. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Shroud of Sorrow (novel)}}) | ||
When in [[Qin Shi Huang]]'s [[Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang|tomb]], [[Barbara Wright]] thought of herself as a female Howard Carter. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Tiger (novel)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:32, 26 September 2024
- You may be looking for the Big Finish composer.
Howard Carter was a British archaeologist who searched for the lost tomb of Userhat in Egypt in 1902. He mentored Robert Charles and worked with Jane Templeton. (AUDIO: False Gods [+]Loading...["False Gods (audio story)"])
He discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1923, (PROSE: The King of Golden Death [+]Loading...["The King of Golden Death (short story)"]) aided by the Doctor and his Gladstone bag, as later recalled by the Fourth Doctor. (AUDIO: The Movellan Grave [+]Loading...["The Movellan Grave (audio story)"])
The Eleventh Doctor named him as a great archaeologist. (PROSE: The Glamour Chase [+]Loading...["The Glamour Chase (novel)"])
A class 2 exploration cruiser was named after Carter. (PROSE: Shroud of Sorrow [+]Loading...["Shroud of Sorrow (novel)"])
When in Qin Shi Huang's tomb, Barbara Wright thought of herself as a female Howard Carter. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Tiger (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- He was portrayed by Pip Torrens on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Giles Watling in The Tutankhamun Conspiracy.
- In real life, he discovered the tomb itself in 1922, but the burial chamber was only entered in 1923.
