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Typed partial document pertaining to the finds in Egypt's Valley of the Kings in the early 1920's. Archaeologist Howard Carter and his partner Lord Carnarvon discovered King Tut's treasure-laden tomb in 1923, and the magnitude of the discovery bred a power struggle between Carter's team and the Egyptian government. Document, in English, is titled, ''The Luxor Dispute''; it airs the grievances of frustrated foreign scientists, who claim their work is made nearly impossible due to overbearing oversight by Egyptian government officials, namely Pierre Lacau, who oversaw the excavation of King Tut's tomb. Document is subtitled, ''Extract from the 'Near & Middle East' of the 17th April, 1924''. It reads in part, ''Coming as a kind of sequel to the Tutankhamen dispute, the decision of the University of Pennsylvania to withdraw for the present its archaeological mission from this country, has further emphasised [sic] the fact that Archaeologists are not feeling at all happy about the future of their work under the new regime in Egypt...'' Single-page document is the first page, lacking the subsequent pages. Measures 8.25'' x 13''. Toning and a few numerical notations to sheet, else near fine.
Fascinating Egyptology Document From 1924 -- ''...as a kind of sequel to the Tutankhamen dispute...Archaeologists are not feeling at all happy about...the attitude of the Egyptian Government...''
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