The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Revised and Updated - Paperback
by Brian Fagan
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780813340616ISBN-10:813340616UPC:9780813340616Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Ancient, SociologyBook Topic:Physical, Egypt, Social TheorySize:9.24 x 6.08 x 0.84 inchesWeight:1.0119Product ID:SCFMB7D73W
The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Revised and Updated
The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by renowned archaeology author, Brian Fagan, with characters that include the ancient historian Herodotus; Theban tomb robbers; obelisk-stealing Romans; Coptic Christians determined to erase the heretical past; mummy traders; leisured antiquarians; major...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780813340616ISBN-10:813340616UPC:9780813340616Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Ancient, SociologyBook Topic:Physical, Egypt, Social TheorySize:9.24 x 6.08 x 0.84 inchesWeight:1.0119Product ID:SCFMB7D73W
Brian Fagan is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A former Guggenheim Fellow, he has written many internationally acclaimed popular books about archaeology, including The Little Ice Age, The Great Warming, and The Long Summer. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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