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Author : Richard H. Wilkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780964995819
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (958 download)
Download or read book Archaeological Research in the Valley of the Kings and Ancient Thebes written by Richard H. Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alexander Henry Rhind
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108076084
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Thebes, its Tombs and their Tenants Ancient and Present written by Alexander Henry Rhind and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His independent means as the son of a wealthy banker enabled Alexander Henry Rhind (1833-63) to devote his short life to antiquarianism. While reading for the Scottish bar, he studied and investigated Pictish remains, and pressed for the inclusion of archaeological sites in Ordnance Survey maps. On developing tubercular symptoms, he gave up his legal studies and passed the winters from 1855 to 1857 in Egypt, where he made the important studies and excavations recorded in this 1862 book. He focuses on the necropolis of Thebes, and in particular on the unplundered tomb of an eighteenth-dynasty official. Putting his work into the wider context of the history of ancient Egypt and the importance of the city of Thebes, he also describes the reuse of the necropolis ruins as homes for modern Egyptian peasants and as the centre of a thriving trade in antiquities, both genuine and forged.
Author : Richard H. Wilkinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190493992
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings written by Richard H. Wilkinson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The royal necropolis of New Kingdom Egypt, known as the Valley of the Kings (KV), is one of the most important--and celebrated--archaeological sites in the world. Located on the west bank of the Nile river, about three miles west of modern Luxor, the valley is home to more than sixty tombs, all dating to the second millennium BCE. The most famous of these is the tomb of Tutankhamun, first discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. Other famous pharaoh's interred here include Hatshepsut, the only queen found in the valley, and Ramesses II, ancient Egypt's greatest ruler. Much has transpired in the study and exploration of the Valley of the Kings over the last few years. Several major discoveries have been made, notably the many-chambered KV5 (tomb of the sons of Ramesses II) and KV 63, a previously unknown tomb found in the heart of the valley. Many areas of the royal valley have been explored for the first time using new technologies, revealing ancient huts, shrines, and stelae. New studies of the DNA, filiation, cranio-facial reconstructions, and other aspects of the royal mummies have produced important and sometimes controversial results. The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings provides an up-to-date and thorough reference designed to fill a very real gap in the literature of Egyptology. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars, teachers, and researchers with an interest in this key area of Egyptian archaeology. First, introductory chapters locate the Valley of the Kings in space and time. Subsequent chapters offer focused examinations of individual tombs: their construction, content, development, and significance. Finally, the book discusses the current status of ongoing issues of preservation and archaeology, such as conservation, tourism, and site management. In addition to recent work mentioned above, aerial imaging, remote sensing, studies of the tombs' architectural and decorative symbolism, problems of conservation management, and studies of KV-related temples are just some of the aspects not covered in any other work on the Valley of the Kings. This volume promises to become the primary scholarly reference work on this important World Heritage Site.
Author : Alexander Henry Rhind
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Thebes, its tombs and their tenants written by Alexander Henry Rhind and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alexander Henry Rhind
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
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Download or read book Thebes written by Alexander Henry Rhind and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Romer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780785815884
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (158 download)
Download or read book Valley of the Kings written by John Romer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1981, this book tells both the ancient story of the Valley of the Kings, and the modern one of its rediscovery, to which the main part of the book is dedicated.
Author : Daniel Meyerson
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345515277
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)
Download or read book In the Valley of the Kings written by Daniel Meyerson and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1922, the British archaeologist Henry Carter opened King Tutankhamun’s tomb, illuminating the glories of an ancient civilization. And while the world celebrated the extraordinary revelation that gave Carter international renown and an indelible place in history, by the time of his death, the discovery had nearly destroyed him. Now, in a stunning feat of narrative nonfiction, Daniel Meyerson has written a thrilling and evocative account of this remarkable man and his times. Carter began his career inauspiciously. At the age of seventeen–unknown, untrained, untried–he was hired as a copyist of tomb art by the brash, brilliant, and boldly unkempt father of modern archaeology, W. F. Petrie. Carter struck out on his own a few years later, sensing that something amazing lay buried beneath his feet, waiting for him to uncover it. But others had the same idea: The ancient cities of Egypt were crawling with European adventurers and their wealthy sponsors, each hoping to outdo the others with glittering discoveries–even as growing nationalist resentment against foreigners plundering the country’s most treasured antiquities simmered dangerously in the background. Not until Carter met up with the risk-taking, adventure-loving occultist Lord Carnarvon did his fortunes change. There were stark differences in personality and temperament between the cantankerous Carter and his gregarious patron, but together they faced down endless ridicule from the most respected explorers of the day. Seven dusty and dispiriting years after their first meeting, their dream came to astonishing life. But there would be a price to pay for this partnership, their discovery, and the glory and fame it brought both men–and the chain of events that transpired in the wake of their success remains fascinating and shocking to this day. An enthralling story told with unprecedented verve, In the Valley of the Kings is a tale of mania and greed, of fame and lost fortune, of history and its damnations. As he did in The Linguist and the Emperor, Daniel Meyerson puts his exciting storytelling powers on full display, revealing an almost forgotten time when past and present came crashing together with the power to change–or curse–men’s lives. From the Hardcover edition.
Author : C.N. Reeves
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136152903
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)
Download or read book After Tutankhamun written by C.N. Reeves and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1992. This book includes research and excavation in the Royal Necropolis at Thebes presented a meeting to mark seventy fifth anniversary of 1915 when the Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter had embarked upon their search for Tut'ankhamiin, a search destined to be crowned with such stunning success eight years later. What has happened in the Valley of the Kings since that discovery was the theme of our meeting, a theme addressed over the following two days by an international panel of leading Egyptologists.
Author : Alexander Henry Rhind
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781107706729
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Thebes, Its Tombs and Their Tenants Ancient and Present written by Alexander Henry Rhind and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kent R. Weeks
Publisher : White Star Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9788854406292
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Valley of the Kings written by Kent R. Weeks and published by White Star Publishers. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The large trim size gives best advantage to the more than 800 incomparable color illustrations, some on fold-out pages. Plans and cutaway reconstruction help orient the reader for an exciting visual tour. A spectacular achievement, highly recommended for all public and academic libraries."--"Library Journal." "This book is the next best thing to being there."--"Booklist."
Author : Richard H. Wilkinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199931631
Total Pages : 649 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings written by Richard H. Wilkinson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The royal necropolis of New Kingdom Egypt, known as the Valley of the Kings (KV), is one of the most important - and celebrated - archaeological sites in the world. Located on the west bank of the Nile river, about three miles west of modern Luxor, the valley is home to more than sixty tombs, all dating to the second millennium BCE. The most famous of these is the tomb of Tutankhamun, first discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. Across thirty-eight chapters, this handbook locates the Valley of the Kings in space and time, examines individual tombs, their construction, content, development, and significance, reviews modern research and exploration in the valley, and discusses the current status of ongoing issues of preservation and archaeology.
Author : Marie Peterková Hlouchová
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789692156
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)
Download or read book Current Research in Egyptology 2018 written by Marie Peterková Hlouchová and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current Research in Egyptology 2018 is a collection of papers and posters presented at the nineteenth symposium of the prestigious international student conference, held at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague on 25th–28th June 2018.
Author : Delia Pemberton
Publisher : Duncan Baird Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Treasures of the Pharaohs written by Delia Pemberton and published by Duncan Baird Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known to the Egyptians as The Sceptre, Thebes was Egypt's most magnificent and sacred city for a thousand years. This book presents, in stunning photographs, a vivid picture of this great city and its treasures-from its origins as a strategic provincial town to its pinnacle in the New Kingdom as the seat of Egypt's empire.
Author : Massimiliano S. Pinarello
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1785700499
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)
Download or read book Current Research in Egyptology 2014 written by Massimiliano S. Pinarello and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the latest research in Egyptology on the theme of Ancient Egypt in a Global World This selection of 23 papers from the 15th annual Current Research in Egyptology symposium addreses the interregional and interdisciplinary theme of ïAncient Egypt in a Global WorldÍ. This theme works on a number of levels highlighting the current global nature of Egyptological research and it places ancient Egypt in the wider ancient world. The first section presents the results of recent excavations, including in the western Valley of the Kings and analysis of the structures, construction techniques, food production and consumption remains at Tell Timai (Thmuis) in the Delta. Part II focuses on the cross-cultural theme with papers including discussions on the presence in India of terracotta figurines from Roman Egypt; the ancient Egyptian influence of Aegean lion-headed divinities; Libyan influence in New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period Egyptian administration and the identifcation of ancient Egyptian finds from the British countryside reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme. The third part of the book includes current research undertaken across the world of Egyptology, including analysis of late Roman crocodile mummies though non-invasive radiographic imaging techniques and the study of infant jar-burials in ancient Egypt and Sudan to identify differences in regional socio-economic contexts and the interaction between people and local resources. The editors of this volume are all PhD candidates at University College and KingÍs College London
Author : John Romer
Publisher : Owl Books
ISBN 13 : 9780805030273
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Valley of the Kings written by John Romer and published by Owl Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Author : Valentina Gasperini
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198818785
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Tomb Robberies at the End of the New Kingdom written by Valentina Gasperini and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of the 19th century W.M.F. Petrie excavated a series of assemblages at the New Kingdom Fayum site of Gurob. These deposits, known in the Egyptological literature as 'Burnt Groups', were composed by several and varied materials (mainly Egyptian and imported pottery, faience, stone and wood vessels, jewellery), all deliberately burnt and buried in the harem palace area of the settlement. Since their discovery these deposits have been considered peculiar and unparalleled. Many scholars were challenged by them and different theories were formulated to explain these enigmatic 'Burnt Groups'. The materials excavated from these assemblages are now curated at several Museum collections across England: Ashmolean Museum, British Museum, Manchester Museum, and Petrie Museum. For the first time since their discovery, this book presents these materials all together. Gasperini has studied and visually analysed all the items. This research sheds new light on the chronology of deposition of these assemblages, additionally a new interpretation of their nature, primary deposition, and function is presented in the conclusive chapter. The current study also gives new information on the abandonment of the Gurob settlement and adds new social perspective on a crucial phase of the ancient Egyptian history: the transition between the late New Kingdom and the early Third Intermediate Period. Beside the traditional archaeological sources, literary evidence ('The Great Tomb Robberies Papyri') is taken into account to formulate a new theory on the deposition of these assemblages.
Author : Carl Nicholas Reeves
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500050804
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (58 download)
Download or read book The Complete Valley of the Kings written by Carl Nicholas Reeves and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1996 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the definitive account of the Valley of the Kings, visited by millions of tourists and famous throughout the world as the burial place of the great New Kingdom pharaohs. Some eighty tombs were dug in the valley at the height of Egyptian power more than 3,000 years ago, their chambers stocked with incredible treasures and decorated with magnificent wall paintings. It was here, in 1922, that Howard Carter stumbled upon the virtually intact tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamun. Recently the valley has made international headlines with the discovery of the burial chapels of Ramesses the Great's many sons; The Complete Valley of the Kings is the first book to publish an account of these remarkable findings. Reeves and Wilkinson, both acknowledged authorities on the valley, bring together the art, archaeology and history in one exciting account.
