A Short History of Tomb-Raiding: The Epic Hunt for Egypt's Treasures - Paperback
by Maria Golia
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Reaktion BooksISBN-13:9781789149524ISBN-10:1789149525UPC:9781789149524Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Ancient, Archaeology, Middle EastBook Topic:EgyptSize:7.40 x 4.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC4ZJ6MEAD
A Short History of Tomb-Raiding: The Epic Hunt for Egypt's Treasures
A spine-tingling exploration of a venture as ancient as the pyramids themselves. To secure a comfortable afterlife, ancient Egyptians built fortress-like tombs and filled them with precious goods, a practice that generated staggering quantities of artifacts over the course of many millennia--and also one that has drawn thieves and tomb-raiders to Egypt since antiquity. Drawing on modern...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Reaktion BooksISBN-13:9781789149524ISBN-10:1789149525UPC:9781789149524Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Ancient, Archaeology, Middle EastBook Topic:EgyptSize:7.40 x 4.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC4ZJ6MEAD
A long-time resident of Cairo, Maria Golia is author of several critically acclaimed books dealing with Egypt's present moment and past history. She is the author, most recently, of Ornette Coleman: The Territory and the Adventure, also published by Reaktion Books.
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