The Tomb Of Tutankhamen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
In November 1922, beneath the sun-scorched sands of Egypt's Valley of the Kings, archaeologist Howard Carter made the most sensational discovery in the history of archaeology — the virtually intact tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen. The Tomb of Tutankhamen is Carter's own meticulous and gripping firsthand account of that legendary excavation, chronicling the painstaking process of uncovering layer upon layer of priceless artefacts, gilded shrines, and ultimately the golden death mask of a king who had slumbered undisturbed for over three thousand years. Written with the precision of a scientist and the wonder of a true adventurer, Carter presents an unparalleled record of discovery that reads as both a technical triumph and a deeply human story of perseverance and awe. Beyond its value as an archaeological document, this work stands as a monument to the golden age of Egyptology, illuminating the ancient world's most enigmatic civilisation through the treasures of one of its youngest rulers. Carter's prose carries the reader through shadowed corridors and glittering burial chambers, balancing scholarly rigour with vivid narrative immediacy — a combination that has secured this account's place as essential reading for historians, archaeologists, and curious minds alike. What secrets, one must wonder, does the full story of Tutankhamen's short reign and mysterious death still hold?
Author: Howard Carter
Format: Hardback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
In November 1922, beneath the sun-scorched sands of Egypt's Valley of the Kings, archaeologist Howard Carter made the most sensational discovery in the history of archaeology — the virtually intact tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen. The Tomb of Tutankhamen is Carter's own meticulous and gripping firsthand account of that legendary excavation, chronicling the painstaking process of uncovering layer upon layer of priceless artefacts, gilded shrines, and ultimately the golden death mask of a king who had slumbered undisturbed for over three thousand years. Written with the precision of a scientist and the wonder of a true adventurer, Carter presents an unparalleled record of discovery that reads as both a technical triumph and a deeply human story of perseverance and awe. Beyond its value as an archaeological document, this work stands as a monument to the golden age of Egyptology, illuminating the ancient world's most enigmatic civilisation through the treasures of one of its youngest rulers. Carter's prose carries the reader through shadowed corridors and glittering burial chambers, balancing scholarly rigour with vivid narrative immediacy — a combination that has secured this account's place as essential reading for historians, archaeologists, and curious minds alike. What secrets, one must wonder, does the full story of Tutankhamen's short reign and mysterious death still hold?