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Exploring the world of the Pharaohs: a complete guide to ancient..

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Here, for everyone intrigued by the ancient land of the pyramids, is a comprehensive record of civilization along the Nile and an in-depth account of Egyptian archaeology from its beginnings.With the decipherment of hieroglyphics in the early nineteenth century, many of the secrets of the pharaohs and their culture were revealed for the first time to the modern world. Adventurers and fortune hunters as well as scholars flocked to Egypt, thus initiating the plunder of priceless relics that had lain virtually untouched for thousands of years. The destruction of much that would have yielded valuable clues about ancient Egypt alerted concerned individuals, and gradually the new field of Egyptology was born.

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Call Number

932 HOB e

Publisher

London : Thames & Hudson., 1997

Collation

192p.; 24,5 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-500-27560-2

Classification

932

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Subject(s)

EGYPT, HISTORY

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