The Carter Riddle

Hard, obstinate, careerist, selfish, asocial, withdrawn, angry, humble, detail-oriented, insensitive, stubborn. There are mixed opinions about Howard Carter (1873-1939), discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun. “I see something wonderful,” he says, seeing inside through a hole on November 26, 1922. It is more extraordinary than he thinks. I consecrated it