1 option
Discovering Tutankhamun : from Howard Carter to DNA / Zahi Hawass.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection DT87.5 .H39 2013
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hawass, Zahi A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tutankhamen, King of Egypt.
- Tutankhamen.
- Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.
- Egypt.
- Civilization.
- Egypt--Antiquities.
- Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- 264 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- Penned by a scholar who was personally involved in research into the enigmatic young pharaoh, this comprehensive and fully illustrated new study reviews the current state of our knowledge about the life, death, and burial of Tutankhamun in light of the latest investigations and newest technology. Zahi Hawass places the king in the broader context of Egyptian history, unravelling the intricate and much debated relationship between various members of the royal family, and the circumstances surrounding the turbulent Amarna period.
- Contents:
- The golden age of Egypt: Dynasty 18
- Religion and life after death
- Robbers in the Valley of the Kings
- The tomb and its treasures
- Tutankhamun's mummy
- The discovery of the family of Tutankhamun
- The Valley of the Kings and finds after the discovery of Tutankhamun
- The curse of Tutankhamun
- Tutmania
- Conclusion.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789774166372
- 977416637X
- OCLC:
- 859580199
- Publisher Number:
- 99957528943
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.