Excavation journals and diaries made by Howard Carter and Arthur Mace
Timeline
The interactive timeline below shows the journal and diary entries by Carter and Mace for the different excavation seasons. Clicking on the small purple button reveals a transcript of the entry for that day, with the option to read more from that journal or diary and view the relevant scans - these can also be accessed from the list further down this page. If you encounter problems viewing this timeline, ensure that the latest version of your web browser is installed.
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List of the excavation journals and diaries
Howard Carter's excavation journals and pocket diaries
- 1st Season, October 28th 1922 to May 30th 1923, Journal and Diary
- 2nd Season, October 3rd 1923 to February 9th 1924, Journal and Diary
- 3rd Season, January 19th to March 31st 1925, Journal and Diary
- 4th Season, September 28th 1925 to May 21st 1926, Journal
- 5th Season, September 22nd 1926 to May 3rd 1927, Journal
- 6th Season, October 8th 1927 to April 26th 1928, Journal
- 7th Season, September 20th to December 4th 1928, Journal
- 8th Season, 1929-30, Journal
- 9th Season, September 24th to November 17th 1930, Journal