VOCABULARY STORY 389 WHY DID CARTER STOP LOOKING FOR KING TUT?

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ACADEMIC
RELEGATE
SPECULATE
RECANT
NOVELTY
IMPLEMENT
SPORADIC
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PACIFIST
RESTRAINT

Academics speculated there must be a King Tut’s tomb.

Sporadic searches had been done.

Howard Carter; a pacifist, had shown restraint as work was suspended
during WW1.

After the war, an equitable plan between Lord Carvan and Egypt was worked out.

Carter implemented a systematic dig down to bedrock.

After two years of finding little, Cravan was ready to rescind his funding.

Then the tomb was found.

Tut had been relegated to a tiny tomb, easy to overlook.

The splendor and novelty of his treasures awed the world.

Scholars thought there must be a King Tut’s tomb.

On and off searches had been done.

Howard Carter; a peace lover, had shown patience as work was stopped
during WW1.

After the war, a fair plan between Lord Carvan and Egypt was worked out.

Carter began a methodical dig down to bedrock.

After two years of finding little, Cravan was ready to end his funding.

Then the tomb was found.

Tut had been put away in a tiny tomb, easy to overlook.

The grandeur and newness of his treasures awed the world.