Scarce. Glossy color pictorial boards. This handsome book is aimed at the juvenile reader (Grade 3-4). It is 48 pages in length, with many color and black-and-white illustrations. This copy is in mint condition. Photographs are available.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Valley of the Kings (Digging for the Past)
Publisher: Oxford University, Oxford, UK and New York, NY
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0195147707
ISBN 13: 9780195147704
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Delving into one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, The Valley of the Kings is a fascinating account of the modern discovery of Egyptian tombs. Stuart Tyson Smith and Nancy Stone Bernard provide a history of excavation in Egypt, an analysis of its findings, and discuss the preservation challenges scientists and archaeologists face today. Filled with stunning artifacts and pictures of archaeologists at work -- from 80 years ago when Howard Carter first looked into King Tut's tomb to the recent excavation by Kent Weeks's team of KV5 -- Valley of the Kings brings to life the experience of sifting through rubble and suddenly finding unimaginable treasures that reveal how an ancient people lived. An interview with Stuart Tyson Smith, who worked on the massive Theban Mapping Project -- a ten-year endeavor to document the tombs -- and was a consultant for the movies Stargate, The Mummy, and The Mummy Returns, is a first-person story of what it's like to be an archaeologist and what he has to tell young people interested in archaeology as a career.

About the Author

Stuart Tyson Smith is at University of California, Santa Barbara. Nancy Stone Bernard is at Archaeological Institute of America.

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A large collection of privately owned publications, mostly relating to ancient Egypt (all periods), Nubia, and the surrounding areas, which have been gathered together over the course of the last fifty years. Books range from second-hand in good condition to extremely rare, with a number of recently acquired brand new volumes. Over the years I have also procured a selection of withdrawn university library books. The collection further includes a significant number of scholarly journals and popular magazines about the ancient world. Please browse the titles currently available. Additional works are still being added. There are hundreds more yet to be listed. If you should have any questions about any of these offerings, please feel free to inquire. Emails are attempted to be answered in an expeditious manner. Your purchases are always carefully wrapped and shipped promptly. The books come from a smoke-free household. Photographs are available to those seriously interested.

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