The Lost Pharaohs

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Routledge, 27 janv. 2006 - 256 pages
A brilliant introduction to Egyptology, this book describes the mysterious story of the lost pharaohs. Lowered into a crevice thirty feet deep by the Priests of the Necropolis, the mummies of the lost pharaohs were undisturbed for three thousand years. Their discovery and its incredible impact on the field of Egyptology form just one episode of this fascinating book, which also covers the construction of the pyramids, the City of the Dead, and many other topics. Leonard Cottrell, author of numerous BBC radio documentaries on ancient Egypt, offers the general reader a story that is both entertaining and factual, ably conveying the romance and mystery which draw so many to the study of ancient Egypt.
 

Table des matières

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
11
A NOTE TO THE LEARNED
13
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF DYNASTIES
18
Chapter 1 THE LAND AND ITS HISTORY
19
Chapter 2 ARRIVAL OF THE EGYPTOLOGIST
39
Chapter 3 RETREAT OF THE FRONTIER
53
Chapter 4 ORIGIN OF THE PYRAMIDS
64
Chapter 5 HOW AND WHY THEY WERE BUILT
79
Chapter 9 THE ROYAL VALLEY
135
Chapter 10 THE LOST PHARAOHS
149
Chapter 11 THE GREATEST DISCOVERY
168
Chapter 12 ALL THE WORLD WONDERED
176
Chapter 13 JOURNEY TO AKHETATEN
193
Chapter 14 CITY OF THE SUNKING
211
Chapter 15 THE FUTURE OF EGYPTOLOGY
231
APPENDIX
243

Chapter 6 MOTHER OF CHEOPS
99
Chapter 7 THEBES OF THE HUNDRED GATES
112
Chapter 8 CITY OF THE DEAD
121

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Leonard Cottrell, author of numerous BBC radio documentaries on ancient Egypt, offers the general reader a story that is both entertaining and factual, ably conveying the romance and mystery which draw so many to the study of ancient Egypt.

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