Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon

Tutankhamen & The Discovery of His Tomb (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 aroused unprecedented excitement in the field of Egyptology. In the tomb of a "e;colourless youth, who reigned for a few years only"e; were found unmatched riches, the study of which has led to numerous insights into ancient Egyptian civilization. The author of this fascinating text discusses the tomb's discovery, the significance of its discovery and contents, tomb-robbers, and the ethics of desecration.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136207501
• Artikelnr.: 38249033

Autorenporträt

Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
I. INTRODUCTORY
II. EXPLORATION OF THE THEBAN TOMBS OF THE KINGS
III. TUTANKHAMEN
IV. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DISCOVERY
V. THE VALLEY OF THE TOMBS
VI. THE STORY OF THE FLOOD
VII. GETTING TO HEAVEN
VIII. THE ETHICS OF DESECRATION