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1	Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium more books like this by Elizabeth Peters (Editor), Kristen Whitbread (Editor), Dennis C Forbes (Designer) add to wishlist The Egypt that so enticed and enchanted intrepid archaeologist-sleuth Amelia Peabody in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries was a place of wonder, mystery, danger, and the lure of antiquity. Now, with this monumental volume of Egyptian culture, history, and arcania, readers will be able to immerse themselves in the great lady's world more ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $21.36! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs more books like this by Professor Nicholas Reeves, Richard H Wilkinson add to wishlist Here is a paperback edition of the definitive account of the Valley of the Kings, visited by millions and famous throughout the world as the burial place of the great New Kingdom pharaohs. Reeves and Wilkinson, both world authorities on the valley, bring together the art, archaeology and history in an exciting narrative to create both an essential ... see all copies from $16.87! new only from $16.87! \| first editions
3	The Tomb of Tut.Ankh.Amen, Vol. 3: The Annexe of Treasury more books like this by Howard Carter add to wishlist The tomb of Tutankhamun (Tut.ankh.Amen), uncovered by the fifth Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter in November 1922, was one of the greatest archaeological finds the world has ever seen. Though entered by thieves in antiquity, the burial of the king lay intact within its nest of coffins and funerary shrines, surrounded by a mass of burial ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $13.78!
4	Nefertiti lived here more books like this by Mary Chubb add to wishlist In 1930 five young archaeologists embarked on an expedition to Egypt to investigate the site of Tell el Amarna, city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. In this book Mary Chubb recalls her initiation into the world of Egyptology and the discoveries that she and her team made. It is an account of life on an excavation and includes a portrayal of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.62! \| first editions
5	Giza: The Truth: The People, Politics, and History Behind the World's Most Famous Archaeological Site more books like this by Ian Lawton add to wishlist What secrets does the Giza Plateau really hold? Who is trying to unlock them, and what are their motives? Giza: The Truth is the definitive work on the real story behind the Giza Plateau: it's history, it's purpose, the politics and motives that drive the key players - both alternative and orthodox - in their quest to unlock the secrets of the ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $19.90! \| first editions
6	The Tomb of Tut.Ankh.Amen: Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter more books like this by Howard Carter, A C Mace, Harry Burton (Photographer) add to wishlist This volume examines the greatest archaeological find the world has ever seen. see all copies from $17.23! new only from $18.17! \| first editions
7	Alexandria Rediscovered more books like this by J -Y Empereur add to wishlist Though the archaeological remnants of ancient Alexandria--present-day northern Egypt--remain minuscule compared to those of Greece and Rome, some evidence as to the life and rich culture of this Hellenistic city has been uncovered with the help of contemporary digs and research. Empereur, a French archaeologist and specialist in Alexandrian ... see all copies from $16.80! new only from $34.98! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Scholars, Scoundrels, and the Sphinx: A Photographic and Archaeological Adventure Up the Nile more books like this by Elaine Altman Evans add to wishlist The emergence of Egyptology and photography took place together in Egypt in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It was a time when the world's most important museum of antiquities was developed, when travelers flocked to Egypt, when dealers and fakers of antiquities flourished, and when pashas, khedives, and sultans ruled a land of ... see all copies from $14.95! new only from $14.95! \| first editions
9	Conspiracies in the Egyptian Palace more books like this by Naguib Kanawati, Kanawati Naguib add to wishlist This original study examines the claims for sensational intrigues in the 6th century Egyptian palace, culminating in the possible assassination of King Teti by his own bodyguards. New evidence from the author's recent excavations is set against the written claims of the ancient historian Manetho. This offers the reader a unique opportunity to ... see all copies from $111.93! new only from $111.93!
10	Unseen Images: Archive Photographs in the Petrie Museum. Volume 1: Gurob, Sedment, and Tarkhan more books like this by Friends of the Petrie Museum, Janet Picton (Editor), Ivor Pridden (Contributions by) add to wishlist This collection of the Petrie Museum's previously unpublished archive photographs from three of Flinders Petrie's key sites in Egypt (Gurob, Sedment and Tarkhan) presents a fascinating insight into early archaeological photography, which will be of great interest to the informed reader. The detailed commentary explores Petrie's working methods, ... see all copies from $59.25! new only from $59.25!
11 view cover	Five Yrs Exploration at Thebes more books like this by Earl Carnarvon, Professor Earl of Carnarvon, Howard Carter add to wishlist This work published in 1912 to record the pioneering and extremely significant excavation undertaken at Thebes by Howard Carter and his team under the patronage of Lord Carnarvon remains the most sensational work of its kind ever undertaken in the field of Egyptology. The work not only excited the international scholarly community but ignited ... see all copies from $95.00! new only from $387.21!
12 view cover	The Tomb of King Tutankhamen more books like this by Michael Woods, Mary B Woods add to wishlist Beginning in 1917, English archaeologist Howard Carter spent five years searching for the legendary tomb of King Tutankhamen. Funded by English noblemen Lord Carnavon, Carter excavated sites throughout Egypt's Nile valley, but the exact location of Tut's tomb eluded him. Finally, in 1922, Carter focused his search on the Valley of the Kings and ... see all copies from $30.60! new only from $30.60! \| SVS
13 view cover	Amarna Palace Paintings more books like this by F J Weatherhead, Alan B Lloyd (Editor) add to wishlist 'The city of El-Amarna (Akhetaten, 'The Horizon of Aten'), the capital and residence of the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten, is a site of unique interest. Not only is it the only major Egyptian settlement to have been preserved to the point where it can be largely reconstructed, but it has the unique distinction of being a time-capsule located firmly at ... see all copies from $103.86! new only from $103.86! \| SVS
14	Canaanites, Chronologies, and Connections: The Relationship of Middle Bronze Iia Canaan to Middle Kingdom Egypt more books like this by Susan L Cohen add to wishlist see all copies from $29.50! new only from $35.96!
15	Nabatean Archaeology Today Nabatean Archaeology Today more books like this by Avraham Negev add to wishlist see all copies from $38.00!
16	Deir El-Ballas: Preliminary Report on the Deir El-Ballas Expedition, 1980-1986 more books like this add to wishlist see all copies from $9.77! new only from $9.77!
17	Dakhleh Oasis Project: Preliminary Reports on the 1992-1993 and 1993-1994 Field Seasons more books like this by Colin Hope (Editor), Anthony J Mills (Editor) add to wishlist This volume contains progress reports on the work of these two seasons as well as a number of short reports on excavations at the Roman site of Kellis (Ismant el-Kharab). see all copies from $22.07! new only from $22.07!
18 view cover	The Roman Imperial Quarries Volume 2: Survey and Excavation at Mons Porphyrites 1994-1998; The Excavations more books like this by David Peacock, Valerie Maxfield, Sean Goddard (Illustrator) add to wishlist Mons Porphyrites, in the heart of the Red Sea mountains which dominate the Eastern Desert of Egypt, was the only source of imperial porphyry known to the ancient world. The quarries seem to have been worked from the Tiberian period until the early fifth century AD. A five-year programme of investigation of the quarries was undertaken between 1994 ... see all copies from $169.00! new only from $169.00!
19	Tanis: Travaux Recents Sur Le Tell San El-Hagar: Mission Francaise Des Fouilles de Tanis, 1987-1997 more books like this by Mission Fran Caise Des Fouilles De Tanis, Pierre-Antoine Bernheim add to wishlist see all copies from $82.00! new only from $82.00!
20 view cover	Mereruka and His Family: Part 1: The Tomb of Meryteti more books like this by N Kanawati, M Abder-Raziq add to wishlist The mastaba of Mereruka is the most extensively decorated tomb of the Old Kingdom. As a vizier and husband of the eldest daughter of King Teti, Mereruka held an unusually large number of responsibilities and his tomb reflects the wealth and status he enjoyed. Consisting of 32 rooms, 16 of which are decorated, it includes his chapel, that of his ... see all copies from $143.00! new only from $143.00!
21	The Inscriptions (Malkata & Birket Habu) more books like this by M A Leahy add to wishlist Malkata is the site of a palace complex of King Amenhetep III at western Thebes, and adjacent to it lies the Birket Habu, a gigantic artificial basin still ringed by the great earthwork created by the spoil of digging it out. Although the excavations are scheduled to continue, by the end of 1974 the basic character and stratigraphy of this ... see all copies from $45.50! new only from $45.50!
22 view cover	Ancient Naukratis: Excavations at a Greek Emporium in Egypt, Part 1: Excavations at Kom GE'if more books like this by Albert Leonard add to wishlist The first volume of the Naukratis publication reports on ecofactual as well as artefactual evidence. New light is shed on this important hub at the edge of the Nile delta, which has been the object of over one hundred years of archaeological research. This study discusses the history of excavations at Naukratis, the excavations carried out by ... see all copies from $75.00! first editions
23	Excavations at el-Ashmunein more books like this by A. Jeffrey Spencer add to wishlist see all copies from $50.00!
24 view cover	Island of the Blessed: The Secrets of Egypt's Everlasting Oasis more books like this by Harry Thurston add to wishlist “Thurston . . . has created quite the page-turner in Island of the Blessed . . . He’s got mummies, myth and mysticism, all wrapped up in a timely concern about the welfare of the planet itself, and uses those gifts well.” -- The Toronto Star “Even as [Thurston] sculpts a rich chronological account of the multi-layered ... see all copies from $8.85! new only from $39.95! \| first editions
25 view cover	Secret from the Sand: My Search for Egypt's Past more books like this by Zahi A Hawass add to wishlist A personal tour of the fascinating Egyptian sites excavated over the last 33 years by Egypt's leading archaeologist, the discoverer of the Valley of the Golden Mummies, who was recently named to the top antiquities job in Egypt. see all copies from $19.50! new only from $21.81! \| SVS

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