The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen / by Howard Carter and A. C. Mace ; with a new introd. by Jon Manchip White.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Dover Publications, 1977.Description: xlv, 231 p., [54] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0486235009
  • 9780486235004
Uniform titles:
  • Tomb of Tut�ankh�Amen. v. 1
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DT 87.5 .C4 1977
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction / Jon Manchip White -- Preface -- Introduction -- Biographical sketch of the late Lord Carnarvon / by Lady Burghclere -- The king and the queen -- The valley and the tombs -- The valley in modern times -- Our prefatory work at Thebes -- The finding of the tomb -- A preliminary investigation -- A survey of the antechamber -- Clearing the antechamber -- Visitors and the press -- Work in the laboratory -- The opening of the sealed door.
Summary: This book captures the painstaking, step-by-step process of excavation; and the wonders of the treasure-filled inner chamber. 104 on-the-spot photographs depict the phases of the discovery and the scrupulous cataloging of the treasures.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection DT 87.5 .C4 1977 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98645352

"An unabridged republication of volume 1 of the work The tomb of Tut�Ankh�Amen discovered by the late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter, originally published by Cassell and Company, Ltd., London, 1923."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book captures the painstaking, step-by-step process of excavation; and the wonders of the treasure-filled inner chamber. 104 on-the-spot photographs depict the phases of the discovery and the scrupulous cataloging of the treasures.

Introduction / Jon Manchip White -- Preface -- Introduction -- Biographical sketch of the late Lord Carnarvon / by Lady Burghclere -- The king and the queen -- The valley and the tombs -- The valley in modern times -- Our prefatory work at Thebes -- The finding of the tomb -- A preliminary investigation -- A survey of the antechamber -- Clearing the antechamber -- Visitors and the press -- Work in the laboratory -- The opening of the sealed door.

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