Howard Carter’s phone buzzed one chilly, late November day with a call from Qatar. His son, Cameron Carter-Vickers, is a reserve defenseman on the U.S. men’s national soccer team.

The fictionalized work presents Howard Carter as a tormented man who cannot stand to be touched. Melgar is passionate about Ancient Egypt (he’s published three novels on the subject already) ...

How Howard Carter's amazing discovery of King Tut's tomb led to tales of a curse and ignited interest in the mummy's ancient mystery.

Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon spent five years working in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings before locating the tomb (Highclere Castle)What follows is well-known.

Howard Carter achieved lasting fame for his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Now, a century later, the archaeologist’s legacy may be tainted as new evidence confirms long-held ...

Howard Carter’s suitcase, recently discovered under a bed in northern England, is heading to auction with a high estimate of around $2,000. Photo: David Harper.

The moment Howard Carter was assured everlasting fame can be pinpointed to five syllables, uttered breathlessly in a hot, dusty tunnel outside Luxor at around 2 p.m. on November 26, 1922.

After years of excavating without results, Carter's persistence paid off when he and his team discovered a step leading down into the entrance of Tutankhamun's tomb on November 4, 1922.

Howard Carter's grave in London's Putney Vale Cemetery. | Deeday-UK, Wikimedia Commons // SS by SA 4.0 Carter died of cancer in 1939 when he was just 65 years old. The inscription on his tomb ...