Chris Naunton

Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt

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Produktbeschreibung

An exciting archaeological exploration of the potential for discovering the remaining "lost" tombs of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 126mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9780500295441
• ISBN-10: 0500295441
• Artikelnr.: 57155162

Autorenporträt

Dr Chris Naunton is an Egyptologist, writer and broadcaster. He has published a number of articles and books on the history of Egyptology, most recently Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt (Thames & Hudson, 2018), and presented many related television documentaries, including Tut's Treasures - Hidden Secrets (Channel 5, 2018, National Geographic/Disney+), Egypt's Lost Pyramid (Channel 4, 2019) and King Tut's Last Mission (Channel 5, 2020). He worked for many years at the Egypt Exploration Society, London, acting as its director between 2012 and 2016. From 2015 to 2019 he was President of the International Association of Egyptologists and in 2016 he became director of the Robert Anderson Trust, a charity that provides support for young scholars visiting London to further their studies and research.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Imhotep: The man who became a god
2. Visible to invisible: Amenhotep I and the transition to the Valley of the Kings
3. The Enduring Fascination: Where are the missing Amarna royals?
4. Herihor: A Tomb to `make Tutankhamun look like Woolworths
?
5. A kingdom divided: The royal tombs of the Third Intermediate Period
6. Buried three times in Egypt: The tombs of Alexander the Great
7. The lost tomb of Cleopatra: A mausoleum lost underwater or a secret burial awaiting discovery?
Final Thoughts