A world beneath the sands : the golden age of Egyptology
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction | 932.009 W6877w | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
510 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"A thrilling history of the West's scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time. From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt's ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry. In A World Beneath the Sands, the acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson chronicles the ruthless race between the British, French, Germans and Americans to lay claim to its mysteries and treasures. He tells the riveting stories of the men and women whose obsession with Egypt's ancient civilization helped to enrich and transform our understanding of the Nile Valley and its people, and left a lasting impression on Egypt, too. Travelers and treasure-hunters, ethnographers and archaeologists: whatever their motives, whatever their methods, a century of adventure and scholarship revealed a lost world, buried for centuries beneath the sands"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wilkinson, T. A. H. (2020). A world beneath the sands: the golden age of Egyptology (First American edition.). W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilkinson, Toby A. H. 2020. A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilkinson, Toby A. H. A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wilkinson, Toby A. H. A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology First American edition., W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
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