Egypt: How a Lost Civilization Was Rediscovered

by Joyce A. Tyldesley

Book Overview

For nearly two thousand years after the last pharaoh ruled Egypt the wonders of this ancient culture remained hidden, seemingly lost and forgotten for ever. Then, in the late eighteenth century,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520250206
• ISBN13: 9780520250208
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

well worth reading

Joyce Tyldesley delivers an interesting, easy-reading report on the exploration of Ancient Egypt. Starting by Tutmoses, the "first egyptologist", the book is divided in parts: Explorers, Collectors and Archaeologists. The chapter about Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamon's tomb is breathtaking!