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"With background chapters on the development of Egyptology and the long and enduring interest in it, ""Tutankhamun"" looks in detail at the background of the boy king, the lead up to the discovery of his tomb; the examination of it chamber by chamber and the priceless artefacts that were found within it. It offers an insight into the people who played a crucial part in the excavation and shows how the world worked itself into a frenzy of desire for all things Egyptian. The book is augmented by the inclusion of 15 facsimile documents. The documents include: extracts from Howard Carter's diary; photographs taken by Harry Burton at the time of the excavation; Carter's own map of the tomb; and, original drawings by Carter of the mummy and the jewellery that adorned it."

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Author:   Jaromir Malek
Publisher:   Welbeck Publishing Group
Imprint:   Andre Deutsch Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 23.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 28.40cm
Weight:   0.789kg
ISBN:  

9780233002835

ISBN 10:   0233002839
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   01 October 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Ancient Egypt: The Land and the People; The Pharaoh; King Akhenaten and the Amarna Period; The Reawakening of Interest in Ancient Egypt in the West; Jean-Francois Champollion and the Decipherment of Hieroglyphs; Rediscovering Monuments in Ancient Egypt; Early Photography in Egypt; C & C: Carter and Carnarvon; Back in the Valley; The Antechamber; The Tomb; The Excavators; Recording the Contents of Tutankhamun's Tomb; Harry Burton; Opening the Burial Chamber; The Sarcophagus and Coffins; The King's Mummy; The Treasury; The Annexe; The Contents and the Tomb; Safeguarding Tutankhamun's Afterlife; Maintaining Tutankhamun's Royal Status in the Afterlife; Mementoes of This World; King Tutankhamun 1337-1327 BC; and 80 Years Later; Index; Credits.

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Jaromir Malek is an Egyptologist and Keeper of the Archives at the Griffith Institute at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England. He has written a number of books including The Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt (with John Baines) and The Treasures of Tutankhamun (Andre Deutsch 2006). He lives in Oxford, England.

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