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(0)Nicholas Reeves
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Reveals the history of ancient Egypt through the great archaeological discoveries, from the pre-dynastic period to the Graeco-Roman era.
"Ancient Egypt: The Great Discoveries highlights everything important and fascinating in Egyptian archaeology from 1799 - the year of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone by Napoleon's Expedition - up to the present-day excavations of Zahi Hawass in the Valley of the Golden Mummies. Some finds are world famous: the...
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An account of the discovery of the tomb in the Valley of the Kings with diagrams, drawings, and reconstructions.
The story of the boy-king, buried in splendor at the height of Egyptian civilization; the determined quest for his tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon; the unforeseen riches eventually revealed - these are ingredients unparalleled in the annals of archaeology. Yet for all the publicity at the time of the discovery and since - given...