Series Carter MSS ii - Meir. Tombs. Carnarvon-Carter excavations: records

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Carter MSS ii

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Meir. Tombs. Carnarvon-Carter excavations: records

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  • c. 1918-1919 (Creation)

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2 boxes

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(1874-1939)

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This material was sent to the Griffith Institute by Mr Walter Hauser from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1955.

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Howard Carter's excavation records and notes on the Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom tombs, Meir.
Carter excavated at the site between 1 December 1918 and 15 January 1919.

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Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

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Archived scans in Griffith Institute.

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  • See TopBib iv.247-258.
  • See Blackman, Aylward M. 1914-1953. The rock tombs of Meir, 6 vols.

Publication note

  • Katharina Vogt is preparing a publication on Meir, which includes Carter's excavations and records for the site. To be published by the Griffith Institute [info May 2022].

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