Giovanni Battista Belzoni discovered entrance

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Belzoni also carved his name on the entrance to the tomb.

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Giovanni Battista Belzoni

Giovanni Battista Belzoni

Giovanni Battista Belzoni (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista belˈtsoːni]; 5 November 1778 – 3 December 1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Page 12 - Bahn, P., ed., 2008, The Great Archaeologists: Anness Publishing, London, 96p.

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