Tutankhamun, His Tomb and Its Treasures

by I.E.S. Edwards

Book Overview

Tutankhamun: His Tomb and Its Treasures This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394411706
• ISBN13: 9780394411705
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good overview of both the discovery process and the treasure

After reading the latest Amelia Peabody novel, I realized that my cultural consciousness about Carter's discovery of King Tut's tomb was lacking. All I could remember was "Wonderful things," and I think I'd picked up THAT much from a Connie Willis novel. So I took this book out of the library, to get an overview of the facts behind Barbara Peters' novel, and I'm glad I did. It would have been nice enough to see all the photos of the treasures that Carter found. But what makes this book especially enjoyable is that they are interspersed with photos taken at the time, showing where the original item was found (the tomb looked like a teenager's bedroom, except that the mess was all priceless objects). You get a sense of how the item was discovered, examined, and moved -- not just "oh look at how pretty that is!" I'm obviously no scholar on the topic, but the book hit what I wanted: a general introduction. I dare say it can do the same for you.