Ancient Egypt: The Great Discoveries: A Year-by-Year Chronicle Nicholas Reeves.
Ancient Egypt: The Great Discoveries: A Year-by-Year Chronicle provides an overview through the golden ages of archeaology
in Egypt, from the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799 to the Golden
Mummies in 1999. The discoveries are presented through archival images
and extracts from notebooks, diaries and published accounts of
excavators. Some finds are world famous, such as Nefertari's tomb and
King Khufu's royal boats, others are less well known and they include
the Ferlini treasure with its cache of gold and the jewels of Egyptian
princesses unearthed at Dahshur. It features 597 illustrations, 234 in color.
- Number of pages: 255.
- Book dimensions: 11.25 by 9.75".
The book is in very nice pre owned condition. It looks brand new. Well taken care of. All pages are intact with no rips or tears. A beautiful coffee table book.