“Wonderful Things”: Howard Carter and The Discovery of Tutankhamun

November 2022 is the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. This lecture for the Breckland Society, archaeologist Dr Richard Hoggett tells the story of how Howard Carter, the son of a Swaffham artist, doggedly pursued the boy-king and was rewarded with one the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. Further details can be found here.