Gaston Maspero
In 1907 Lord Carnarvon undertook to sponsor the excavation of nobles' tombs in Deir el-Bahri, near Thebes. He employed Howard Carter to undertake the work, on the recommendation of Gaston Maspero, director of the Egyptian Antiquities Department. In 1912 Carnarvon published "Five Years’ Exploration at Thebes", co-written with Carter, describing their excavations.