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The Search for Ancient Egypt
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Search for Ancient Egypt
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jean Vercoutter
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By (author) Ruth Sharman
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| Series | New Horizons |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:208 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 177,Width 125 |
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| Category/Genre | African history
World history - BCE to c 500 CE |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780500300138
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| Classifications | Dewey:932 |
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| Illustrations |
Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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| Imprint |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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| Publication Date |
18 May 1992 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Buried treasure, looting, intrigue and dedicated scholarship; 'wonderful things' gleaming in the darkness; the cache of royal mummies; and, most wonderful of all, the tomb of Tutankhamun. This is the complete story of the rediscovery of ancient Egypt, a tale of extraordinary characters: Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, who braved the 'pharaoh's curse'; Belzoni, 'the Patagonian Samson'; Champollion, who unlocked the secrets of the hieroglyphs - and a tale of spectacular rescue, with modern technology mobilized to save Egypt's monuments from flood waters and the ravages of time.
Author Biography
Jean Vercoutter was a French Egyptologist. One of the pioneers of archaeological research into Sudan from 1953, he was Director of the Institut Francais d'Archeologie Orientale from 1977 to 1981. He excavated structures such as the temple of Ramesses II and also worked at the site of Sai.
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