Howard Carter: The Path to Tutankhamun
Author:   T. G. H. James
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781860646157


Pages:   524
Publication Date:   12 April 2001
Replaced By:   9781845112585
Format:   Paperback
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It was the legendary discovery of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings and Howard Carter's painstaking clearance of the intact royal burial that was to secure his place in history. T.G.H. James' biography is both the story of a archaeologist and of an essentially tragic human being.

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Author:   T. G. H. James
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Barbara Ward & Associates
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781860646157


ISBN 10:   1860646158
Pages:   524
Publication Date:   12 April 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781845112585
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Early years; Egypt - the beginnings; consolidation and diversification; chief inspector; the Saqqara affair; crisis and resolution; five years' explorations at Thebes; royal tombs and the Great War; the Valley of the Kings and discovery; the antechamber; the burial chamber and death; the spirit of mischief; America and improving prospects; the royal body, with reverence; a long and steady plod; non-fulfilment and decline; appendices.

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A serious vintage, served by the most knowledgeable of wine-waiters. -- Times Literary Supplement <br>


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