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Archaeology

1954

The Tomb of Tutankhamen

history

non-fiction

egypt

archaeology

Howard Carter - 1954

The leader of the excavation offers a firsthand description of the remarkable events surrounding the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt's Valley of Kings and of the unique and priceless treasures that were found there.

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Nefertiti Lived Here

Mary Chubb - 1954

This is the first book written by archaeologist and broadcastor Mary Chubb about her adventures and experiences on various digs in the Near East and East Mediterranean.

This story concerns her time at the site of Tell el Amarna in Egypt, the city of Akhenaten, in 1930. Written as a novel, but full of historical facts and real-life experiences.

Ur of the Chaldees: A Revised and Updated Edition of Sir Leonard Woolley's Excavations at Ur

Leonard Woolley - 1954

Frontispiece + 272 pp., profusely illus.

(many in color), 8vo.

Best ofArchaeology

1954

The Tomb of Tutankhamen

Nefertiti Lived Here

Ur of the Chaldees: A Revised and Updated Edition of Sir Leonard Woolley's Excavations at Ur

Best of
Archaeology