Show dig 33 years fo for king kin 9 tut carter and his aids deafy torrid heat wild beasts and in sect plague InSe in search aroh T to do you think what they got 0 0 j ip was wort virth h digging 33 years year 0 for 0 0 t 4 valley of the kings luxor lexor egypt t mille the world has been following follows ng with unabated interest and curiosity the wonderful archaeological discoveries in the valley of the kings little thought has been given to the years yeara of toll research and patience given by archaeologists in these far off ruins it Is perhaps little understood that the recent unearthing of the tomb of king tutankhamen tut ankh amen araen by howard car ter british excavator represents a continuous effort of 33 years yeara of research and excavation carter began digging on the site of thebes the ancient capital of egypt when lie he wits was eighteen and has never ceased his labors ile he was never rich enough to conduct his own excavations but has invariably worked for others some of his most notable work was done under theodore al M davis of boston who from 1007 to 1014 1914 discovered six royal tombs and a wealth of rare and alid va valuable u antiquities in more recent years I 1 carter hns been assoil associated abed with lord Carn carnarvon aryon who financed the excavating work of tut ankh ank hamen amens tomb carter has derived no pecuniary reward from his years of research american visitors at tho the newly found tomb have remarked that the now famous excavator wears the same suit of clothes the same hat and shoes dally daily sunday and throughout the year called modern hermits carters devotion and labors in the cause of science are typical of the example of nil all excava tors british american and french ta in tho the ancient ruins of egypt these nen men may be deser described bed as i hermits la in this year y earold ear old valley of the rings kings they lead a one sided and narrow existence cut oft off from all 1 I civilizing and uplifting influences the score or more of them who com prise the foreign colonies of luxor lexor move mote within a narrow groove and sel dom even come in contact with one another the valley of the kings and the theban hills miles up the nile from cairo are infested with wolves jackals jackala Jac kals wildcats wildcat foxes snakes lizards scorpions vultures beetles and ve vermin amin the archaeologists live in unpretentious stone stona and mortar houses with nothing but the barest rough roughhewn bawn furniture and the most primitive household equipment the house occupied by the american experts wits built through tho generosity of tile late J pierpont pont morgan who wits moved to pity by their privations pelva and exposure plague of files and insects Ino ecta the natives of the valley are pathetically poor and untutored food to la scarce and expensive water where tt it exists at all has to bo be brought from afar tn in hand buckets the nights are cold and fuel Is difficult to obtain the heat of the valley Is severe during the day and the entire area Is plagued with flies and pernicious insects |