Tutankhamun's Tomb by Jen Green
Accompany Howard Carter on his 1920s expedition to the Valley of the Kings, and witness the incredible discovery of Tutankhamun s tomb.It's a very physical book - you want to delve into the layers of shrine and unwrap the mummified corpse as you turn the pages - and the information is provided alongside the images and novelties in easily-accessible chunks of textThe book covers a huge amount - from Ancient Egyptian gods and the process of mummification to hieroglyphics and the Rosetta Stone, to objects from everyday life - but it never feels overwhelming, rather like something you want to delve into and explore.
Tutankhamun’s Tomb, pop-up style. It is quite amazing what can be made to pop-up, and tombs and dead kings are no exception.
It's a very physical book - you want to delve into the layers of shrine and unwrap the mummified corpse as you turn the pages - and the information is provided alongside the images and novelties in easily-accessible chunks of text. The book covers a huge amount - from Ancient Egyptian gods and the process of mummification to hieroglyphics and the Rosetta Stone, to objects from everyday life - but it never feels overwhelming, rather like something you want to delve into and explore.
Tutankhamun’ s Tomb, pop-up style. It is quite amazing what can be made to pop-up, and tombs and dead kings are no exception.
DR. JULIE RENEE ANDERSON currently works within the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum and she is responsible for curating the Sudanese and Nubian collection. Julie begain excavating in Egypt and Sudan in 1987 and recevied her PhD from the University of Toronto in 1996.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784933821 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784933821 |
| Title | Tutankhamun's Tomb |
| Author | Jen Green |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2015-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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