Egypt
Washington News (Review by John M. Taylor)
See the above page for the full story.
- The Carter Carnarvon Connection
Egyptians blog (Tim Reid) At the heart of the Golden age of Egyptology stands archaeologist Howard Carter a talented artist with a keen eye for beautiful objects and the good fortune to excavate the tombs of a number of kings in the Valley of Kings including...
- Book Review: Tutankhamen: The Search For An Egyptian King
Boingboing (Review by Maggie Koerth-Baker ) Thanks to Angel for posting a link to this from her Collecting Egypt blog. Tutankhamen: The Search for an Egyptian King by Joyce Tyldesley. When Howard Carter opened the tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen...
- Howard Carter's House And Luxor
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Howard Carter’s house is located on the west bank of Luxor just before you enter the Valley of the Kings. Unfortunately, it was neglected for a long time and was not being used for anything except collecting dust. I decided...
- Kmt Summer 2010 Now Available.
KMTThanks as usual to John Rauchert for letting me know that the contents for the new edition of KMT are available online at the above address.Volume 21, Number 2, Summer 2010 Includes Nine Feature Articles: Tutankhamen’s Family Ties Full of Knots by...
- Adventures In The Valley Of The Kings. Part Ii
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) Many years ago, when I was working as an inspector of antiquities in Luxor, I went one night by the light of the full moon with Sheikh Nagdi, head of the guards in the Valley of the Kings, to climb Al-Qurn, the pyramid-shaped...
Egypt
Book Review: In the Valley of the Kings
Washington News (Review by John M. Taylor)
Like many book reviews this is much more of a summary of the contents of the book than a commentary on the book's contents and quality.
In the Valley of the Kings: Howard Carter and the mystery of King Tutankhamun's tomb.
By Daniel Meyerson
Ballantine Books
Mariners sail wine-dark seas in search of new continents. Mountaineers climb forbidding heights because "they are there." But what prompts archaeologists to spend their lives digging in some of the world's least inviting areas, where failure and despair are far more prevalent than fortune and glory?
The answer is a complex one, and every contradiction was to be found in the career of Howard Carter, who gained fame when he discovered the fabulous tomb of Egypt's King Tut. Carter -- a nervous, driven workaholic -- is the subject of "In the Valley of the Kings," a short, insightful biography by Columbia University historian Daniel Meyerson. . . .
See the above page for the full story.
- The Carter Carnarvon Connection
Egyptians blog (Tim Reid) At the heart of the Golden age of Egyptology stands archaeologist Howard Carter a talented artist with a keen eye for beautiful objects and the good fortune to excavate the tombs of a number of kings in the Valley of Kings including...
- Book Review: Tutankhamen: The Search For An Egyptian King
Boingboing (Review by Maggie Koerth-Baker ) Thanks to Angel for posting a link to this from her Collecting Egypt blog. Tutankhamen: The Search for an Egyptian King by Joyce Tyldesley. When Howard Carter opened the tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen...
- Howard Carter's House And Luxor
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Howard Carter’s house is located on the west bank of Luxor just before you enter the Valley of the Kings. Unfortunately, it was neglected for a long time and was not being used for anything except collecting dust. I decided...
- Kmt Summer 2010 Now Available.
KMTThanks as usual to John Rauchert for letting me know that the contents for the new edition of KMT are available online at the above address.Volume 21, Number 2, Summer 2010 Includes Nine Feature Articles: Tutankhamen’s Family Ties Full of Knots by...
- Adventures In The Valley Of The Kings. Part Ii
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) Many years ago, when I was working as an inspector of antiquities in Luxor, I went one night by the light of the full moon with Sheikh Nagdi, head of the guards in the Valley of the Kings, to climb Al-Qurn, the pyramid-shaped...