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A century of excavation in the land of the Pharaohs / James Baikie.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection DT60 .B3 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baikie, James, 1866-1931.
- Series:
- Kegan Paul library of ancient Egypt
- The Kegan Paul library of ancient Egypt
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Egyptology--History.
- Egyptology.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--History.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- History.
- Egypt--Antiquities.
- Egypt.
- Antiquities.
- Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 252 pages, 32 leaves. of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Kegan Paul ; New York : Distributed by Columbia University Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- This work offers a unique overview of the work done in the field of Egyptology during the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. An excellent starting point and reference for anyone fascinated by ancient Egypt, this book includes such topics as Mariette and his work, the beginnings of the modern period, the pyramids and their explorers, the temples, buried royalties, Tutankhamen, and ancient life, arts, and crafts.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Originally published: New York, Fleming H. Revell Co. [1924].
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0710309856 :
- OCLC:
- 56442971
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