Egypt
Zahi Hawass
National Geographic
Cairo
2004
ISBN 977 424 836 8
This thankfully small and beautiful book is by the Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme council of antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass. The book is an excellent read for a younger audience in particular however even the more experienced reader will find new knowledge within the pages.
The photographs are as usual with Dr. Hawass' books beautiful with some of them including that of the pink dog collar found in KV36, the nicest I have seen of those objects. Dr. Hawass recounts the most famous stories including the finding of the royal mummies and the trials of the XXth Dynasty for tomb robberies.
The chapter on the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb was standard though the chapter on the battle to control the tomb by Carter/Canarvon and the Egyptians was very interesting though I am already aware that Howard Carter almost certainly stole objects from the tomb which are currently in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as a couple other museums.
The book ends with an epilogue which discusses six objects from the tomb that have not been seen by most people before. I liked this book it was a read that is well suited for the young as well as the experienced with wonderful pictures.
I would recommend "The Golden King" as one of Dr. Zahi Hawass' best.
- The Carter Carnarvon Connection
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- The Carter/carnarvon Connection
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- Valley Of The Kings: The Tombs And The Funerary Temples Of Thebes West
Kent Weeks VMB Publishers Italy 2008 ISBN: 978-88-540-0976-9 This book edited by Kent R. Weeks and with photographs by Araldo De Luca has 14 contributors who represent a who's who of Egyptology so much is expected from it. Right off the start the...
- The Royal Mummies, Immortality In Ancient Egypt
Francis Janot White Star Publishers Italy 2008 ISBN: 978-88-544-0389-5 "What a thrill it is when the portable lamps are lowered down a deep shaft and their light dispels the darkness of a tomb forgotten...
Egypt
The Golden King: The World of Tutankhamun
Zahi Hawass
National Geographic
Cairo
2004
ISBN 977 424 836 8
This thankfully small and beautiful book is by the Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme council of antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass. The book is an excellent read for a younger audience in particular however even the more experienced reader will find new knowledge within the pages.
The photographs are as usual with Dr. Hawass' books beautiful with some of them including that of the pink dog collar found in KV36, the nicest I have seen of those objects. Dr. Hawass recounts the most famous stories including the finding of the royal mummies and the trials of the XXth Dynasty for tomb robberies.
The chapter on the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb was standard though the chapter on the battle to control the tomb by Carter/Canarvon and the Egyptians was very interesting though I am already aware that Howard Carter almost certainly stole objects from the tomb which are currently in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as a couple other museums.
The book ends with an epilogue which discusses six objects from the tomb that have not been seen by most people before. I liked this book it was a read that is well suited for the young as well as the experienced with wonderful pictures.
I would recommend "The Golden King" as one of Dr. Zahi Hawass' best.
- 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...
- More Re Tutankhamun In Australia
drhawass.com Press Release. Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosny, announced today that the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition will travel to Melbourne, Australia at the beginning of April 2011. Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of...
- The Carter/carnarvon Connection
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 the semi-intact...
- Valley Of The Kings: The Tombs And The Funerary Temples Of Thebes West
Kent Weeks VMB Publishers Italy 2008 ISBN: 978-88-540-0976-9 This book edited by Kent R. Weeks and with photographs by Araldo De Luca has 14 contributors who represent a who's who of Egyptology so much is expected from it. Right off the start the...
- The Royal Mummies, Immortality In Ancient Egypt
Francis Janot White Star Publishers Italy 2008 ISBN: 978-88-544-0389-5 "What a thrill it is when the portable lamps are lowered down a deep shaft and their light dispels the darkness of a tomb forgotten...