A thrilling history of the West’s scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time. From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt’s ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry. In A World Beneath the Sands, acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson chronicles the ruthless race between the British, French, Germans, and Americans to lay claim to its mysteries and treasures. He tells riveting stories of the men and women whose obsession with Egypt’s ancient civilization helped to enrich and transform our understanding of the Nile Valley and its people, and left a lasting impression on Egypt, too. Travelers and treasure-hunters, ethnographers and archaeologists: whatever their motives, whatever their methods, a century of adventure and scholarship revealed a lost world, buried for centuries beneath the sands. 16 pages of color illustrations; 23 black-and-white illustrations
A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology
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Author: Wilkinson, Toby
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781324006893
Details:
Author: Wilkinson, Toby
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 528
Release Date: 20-10-2020
Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9781324006893
