Valley of the Kings: Exploring the Tombs of the Pharaohs

Romer, John (Author)

ISBN 10: 0805030271 / ISBN 13: 9780805030273

Published by Henry Holt and Company, Inc., New York, New York, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Valley of the Kings: Exploring the Tombs of the Pharaohs
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., New York, New York
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805030271
• ISBN 13: 9780805030273
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Thus.
• Condition: Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Used Book

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Synopsis

Provides an in-depth portrait of the ancient Egyptian burial site, examining the tombs of the pharaohs and chronicling the history of archaeological investigations to uncover the secrets buried within the Valley. Biblog

About the Author

John Louis Romer was educated at Ottershaw School and the Royal College of Art, London. During the late 1960s he worked in the temples and tombs at Thebes in Egypt with the University of Chicago Epigraphic Survey. In 1977-9 he originated and organised a major expedition to the Valley of the Kings which carried out the first excavation there since the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. He has appeared in a number of television series.