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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...

One of the greatest archeological discoveries of all time, the tomb of Tutankhamen, was the first burial site of an Egyptian king to have been found virtually intact.

Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, at the edge of the Nile Delta, lie the submerged remains of the ancient Egyptian cities Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion, which sank over 1,000 years ago but were dramatically rediscovered in the 20th century and brought to the surface by marine archaeologists in the 1990s. These pioneering underwater excavations continue today, and have yielded a wealth of ancient artefacts, to be exhibited in Britain for the first...

Features distinctive profiles of nearly two hundred artifacts that represent milestones in Carter's ten-year excavation of King Tutankhamun's tomb. Includes 324 illustrations, 317 in color, including 26 foldouts.

Focusing its argument on lost papyrus documents found in Tutankhamun's tomb, this work questions the historical wisdom and biblical evidence of the Exodus, investigating the issues of land ownership and occupation which remain topical in the Middle East today. Photos.

This book presents a portrait of King Tutankhamen, a fascinating and misunderstood ruler, shedding new light on his importance, his enduring power, and the archaeological discovery that earned him a place in the popular imagination. The discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 was perhaps the world's most important archaeological find. The only near-intact royal tomb to be preserved in the Valley of the Kings, it has supplied an astonishing wealth...

"The Italian son of a barber. A failed hydraulic engineer. A giant who performed feats of strength and agility in the circus. Giovanni Belzoni (1778-1824) was all of these before going on to become one of the most controversial figures in the history of Egyptian archaeology. A man of exceptional size with an ego of comparable proportions, he procured for the British Museum some of its largest and still awe-inspiring treasures. Today, however, the...