Searching for the lost tombs of Egypt
Naunton, Chris2018
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Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both rulers were buried in Egypt, but their tombs have never been found despite years of intensive research and excavation. Yet we have tantalising clues. 'Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt' describes the quest for these and other great 'missing' tombs - those we know existed, but which have not yet been identified. It also discusses key moments of discovery that have yielded astonishing finds and created the archetypal image of the archaeologist poised at the threshold of a tomb left untouched for millennia. In this gripping account, Chris Naunton explains the mysteries of the missing tombs and presents all the evidence, skilfully unravelling the tangled threads surrounding the burials of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and his son Tutankhamun, and the burial place of Imhotep, architect of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, among others.
Main title:
Searching for the lost tombs of Egypt / Chris Naunton.
Author:
Naunton, Chris, author
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2018.
Collation:
288 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780500051993 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
932
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
83823