Famous Archaeologist Presented by Atharv,Nikhil,Sushant Guided by Mr. M.M. Nikam Welcome • 1.Kathleen Kenyon Kathleen Kenyon born in London England in January 1906 she was daughter of Federic Kenyon and Bibcal A career in archaeology was first suggested to Kathleen by Margery Fry, librarian at Somerville Collage After graduation Kathleen become a photographer at Zimbabwe it was her first field experience. After returning to England in 1929 she joined archeological couple Tessa wheeler and her husband Mortimer wheeler on their excavation of Roman theatre. In the year 1931 to 1934 Kenyon worked simultaneously at Samaria. Then under the administration of British Mandate for Palestine with John and Grace crowfoot There she cut a stratigraphic trench across the summit of the mound and down the Northern and Southern slopes, exposing the Iron II to the Roman period stratigraphic sequence of the site . In 1934 Kenyon was closely associated with the wheelers foundation of the institute of archeology of university College London from 1936 to 1939 she carried out important excavations at Jewry wall in the city of Leicester. In the year leading up to the second world war work in the middle east became increasingly difficult , so she excavated in Leicester, on the site of the Roman bath complex. Although she was reluctant to abandon the view that she was uncovering a Roman Forum. During the Second World War, Kenyon served as Divisional Commander of the Red Cross in Hammersmith, London, and later as acting director and Secretary of the Institute of Archaeology of the University of London. Roman theatre Her Famous Excavations Jewry walls 1.Jewry walls 2. Southwark Cathedral 3. Three Iron Age Hill Forts 4. Sutton Walls 2.Haward Carter Howard carter was born on 9 May 1874 his father is artist his name is Samuel john carter and mothers name is Martha Joyce Carter the both parents birth place is Norfolk market town of Swaffham. After receiving limited formal education at Swaffham,he showed his talent as an artist Didlington Hall near his house contain Egyptian antiques which sparked carters interest in that subject. Although he is only 17 but his has very incredible skills about copying tomb decoration in 1892 he worked under the tutelage of Flinders Petrie for one season at Amarna the capital founded by Akenaten from 1894 to 1899. In 1899 carter was appointed inspector of Monuments for upper egypt in the egyptian antiquities service (EAS). He oversaw a number of excavations and restorations nearby Thebes. While in the valley of the Kings he supervised the systematic exploration of the valley by American archeologist Theodore Davis. In early 1902 carter began searching the valley of kings on his own. He initially aimed at the southeast rocky wall of the valley basin. Despite being an inaccessible area, within 3 day she found what he was looking for: stone steps, sepulchral entrance, corridor, sarcophagus chamber, in short, the last home of the fourth Thutmose, carefully stripped (except for a few furnishings and a cart). While digging to find Thutmose IV's final resting place, Howard unearthed an alabaster cup and a small blue scrab with Queen Hatshepsuts name on it. In 1914, Lord Carnarvon received the concession to dig in the Valley of the Kings.[17] Carter led the work, undertaking a systematic search for any tombs missed by previous expeditions, in particular that of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. However, excavations were soon interrupted by the First World War, Carter spending the war years working for the British Government as a diplomatic courier and translator. He enthusiastically resumed his excavation work towards the end of 1917. Carter returned to the Valley of Kings, and investigated a line of huts that he had abandoned a few seasons earlier. The crew cleared the huts and rock debris beneath. On 4 November 1922, their young water boy accidentally stumbled on a stone that turned out to be the top of a flight of steps cut into the bedrock. Carter had the steps partially dug out until the top of a mud-plastered doorway was found. The doorway was stamped with indistinct cartouches (oval seals with hieroglyphic writing). Carter ordered the staircase to be refilled, and sent a telegram to Carnarvon, who arrived from England two-and-a-half weeks later on 23 November, accompanied by his daughter Lady Evelyn Herbert. On 24 November 1922, the full extent of the stairway was cleared and a seal containing Tutankhamun's cartouche found on the outer doorway. This door was removed and the rubblefilled corridor behind cleared, revealing the door of the tomb itself.On 26 November, Carter, with Carnarvon, Lady Evelyn and assistant Arthur Callender in attendance, made a "tiny breach in the top left-hand corner" of the doorway, using a chisel that his grandmother had given him for his 17th birthday. He was able to peer in by the light of a candle and see that many of the gold and ebony treasures were still in place. He did not yet know whether it was "a tomb or merely an old cache", but he did see a promising sealed doorway between two sentinel statues. Carnarvon asked, "Can you see anything?" Carter replied: "Yes, wonderful things!" Carter had, in fact, discovered Tutankhamun's tomb (subsequently designated KV62). The tomb was then secured, to be entered in the presence of an official of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities the next day. However that night, Carter, Carnarvon, Lady Evelyn and Callender apparently made an unauthorised visit, becoming the first people in modern times to enter the tomb. Some sources suggest that the group also entered the inner burial chamber. In this account, a small hole was found in the chamber's sealed doorway and Carter, Carnarvon and Lady Evelyn crawled through. Famous Excavation – Tomb of king Tutankhamun 3. Zahi Hawass Born on May28 1947 he is a famous Egyptian archeologist and Egyptologist and former Minister of state for Antiquities Affairs,Serving twice. He was born in small village. Although he originally dreamed to become attorney he obtained Bachlor of arts degree in greek and roman archeology in 1979 Hawass earned diploma in egyptology from cairo university. he then worked at great pyramids as inspector When he was 33 year old he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to attend the university of pennsylvania in philadephia to study egyptology Earning master of arts degree in subject and also one in syro-Palestinian Archeology in 1983 and his phd in egyptology in 1987.Hawass was Associate Director of Excavation at Hermopolis in 1968 and Tarrana 1970–74. Since 1975 he has been Excavation Director and Restoration Director at various sites throughout Egypt, predominantly Giza.
