Howard Carter

The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen

Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Howard Carter (1874â 1939) was an English archaeologist, renowned for discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun. Originally published between 1923 and 1933, this three-volume study contains Carter's account of the sensational discovery, excavation and clearance of the tomb. Volume 3 focuses on the objects in the Treasury and Annexe.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9781108018166
• ISBN-10: 1108018165
• Artikelnr.: 31894539

Autorenporträt

Howard Carter (1874-1939) was an artist and archaeologist, best known for his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The room beyond the burial chamber (a treasury)
2. The funerary equipment found in the room beyond the burial chamber
3. The annexe (a store-room)
4. The objects found in the annexe (a store-room)
5. The main cause of deterioration and chemical changes among the objects in the tomb
Appendices
Index.