The tomb of Tutankhamun with its treasures has exerted a hold over the popular ... more
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Product details
EAN
9780500278109
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
History
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Title
The Complete Tutankhamun
Author
Nicholas Reeves
ISBN
0500278105
Manufacturer's product description
The tomb of Tutankhamun with its treasures has exerted a hold over the popular imagination ever since its discovery in 1922. This book is a detailed and comprehensive account of this great archaeological discovery. The story of the boy-king buried in splendour at the height of Egyptian civilization; the determined quest for his tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon; the unforeseen riches eventually revealed - these are important events in the history of archaeology. However despite the publicity at the time of the discovery and since - made more intriguing by the linking of Carnarvon's early death with the legend of the pharoah's curse - it remains a story only partly told. Carter never produced a complete account of his excavations. The Tutankhamun exhibitions of the 1960's and 1970's generated a spate of books but none added significantly to what Carter had already published about the tomb. This book is a revealing account of the subject.
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