Journal of Lord Carnarvon's Excavations
in the Valleys of the Tombs of the Kings.
Giving the order and position of objects found

by

Howard Carter


Griffith Institute, Oxford, Carter MSS. I.J.387 = Notebook E
(another copy, Carter MSS. I.J.386 = Notebook D)

1st Excavation Season.

page 1 (notes to finds on page 2)

February 8 to March 8, 1915. page 2 (finds 1 to 27)
Map of the Valley of the Kings page 3 (notes to finds on page 4)
Map showing locations of foundation deposits. page 4 (finds 28 to 62)
  page 5 (notes to finds on page 6)
  page 6 (finds 63 to 101)
  page 7 (notes to finds on page 8)
  page 8 (finds 102 to 105)
   
2nd Excavation Season. page 7 (notes to finds on page 8)
December 1, 1917 to February 2, 1918. page 8 (finds 106 to 131)
Map of the excavation area, after Porter-Moss page 9 (notes to finds on page 10)
Panoramic views of the excavation: December 3 / 12 / 23 page 10 (finds 132 to 168)
General views showing progress of excavation page 11 (notes to finds on page 12)
Excavation photographs, in chronological order. page 12 (finds 169 to 206)
  page 13 (notes to finds on page 14)
  page 14 (finds 207 to 215)
   
3rd Excavation Season. page 13 (notes to finds on page 14)
December 19, 1919 to March 16, 1920. page 14 (finds 216 to 237)
Maps, after Porter-Moss: February 19, 1919 / January 5, 1920 page 15 (notes to finds on page 16)
January 10, 1920 / February 17, 1920 and February 21, 1920 page 16 (finds 238 to 256)
Excavation photographs, in chronological order. page 18 (finds 257 to 275)
   
4th Excavation Season. page 17 (notes to finds on page 18)
December 1, 1920 to March 3, 1921. page 18 (finds 276 to 289)
Maps, after Porter-Moss: December 1, 1920 / January 3, 1921 page 19 (notes to finds on page 20)
and March 3, 1921 page 20 (finds 290 to 319)
Excavation photograph page 21 (notes to finds on page 21)
  page 22 (finds 320 to 348)
  page 23 (notes to finds on page 24)
  page 24 (finds 349 to 350)
   
5th Excavation Season. page 23 (notes to finds on page 24)
February 8 to March 1922. page 24 (finds 351 to 376)
Map, after Porter-Moss: February 8, 1922 page 25 (notes to finds on page 26)
  page 26 (finds 377 to 415)
  page 27 (notes to finds on page 28)
  page 28 (finds 416 to 432)
   
The beginning of the 6th Excavation Season. page 27 (notes to finds on page 28)
November 1, 1922 - . page 28 (finds 433 to 435)
Map, after Porter-Moss: November 1, 1922  
   
Various undated excavation photographs  

The Tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered early in the 6th Excavation Season,
see Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation




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