00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862117245 Buklod 20240123164841.0 g||| | || || ta 180402s2010 xx ab r |||1 u|eng d 9780233003108 (iLib)UPBAG-00026942465 BC-69030 Golden Books Services, Inc. Php3,295.00 DSAP Worldcat BAG rda eng DT 60 M34 2010 Malek, Jaromir author. The treasures of ancient Egypt from the Rosetta stone to the tomb of Tutankhamun the search for the riches of ancient Egypt Jaromir Malek. London Andre Deutsch 2010. 64 pages illustrations (chiefly color), map 25 x 29 cm + fascimile copies of documents, drawings and photographs text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier "Andre Deutsch book." This book contains rare and removable documents of historic importance. Includes index. The ancient Egyptian civilization -- The eclipse of ancient Egyptian civilization and the surviving legacy of ancient Egypt -- Arab knowledge of ancient Egyptian monuments in the middle ages, and the renaissance and rediscovery of ancient Egypt by Europe -- Early travellers to Egypt -- Napoleon's expedition-- The decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs -- The consuls and the first systematic excavations in Egypt -- The epigraphists and the copying of monuments -- Richard Lepsius's Expedition; The Pyramids and the Pyramid Texts; Auguste Mariette and the Memphite Serapeum -- Bringing Egypt home and Egyptomania -- Egypt crosses the atlantic -- Face to face with the Pharaohs -- The rediscovery of the capital of Akhenaten -- Reconstructing the history of ancient Egypt -- Excavations at Karnak and Luxor -- Rediscovering the earliest Egyptian history -- The valley of the Kings -- Deir el-Medina -- Howard Carter's discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun -- Excavations at Giza, Saqqara and Abusir -- The discovery of the Royal Tombs at Tanis and archaeology of the Delta -- The Nubian campaigns -- The rediscovery of ancient memphis -- The sunken treasures -- Archaeology in the oases and the deserts -- The Future -- How Egyptology Organizes Itself and Its Knowledge, and Where to Now? The pyramids were already millennia old when the ancient Romans began what eventually would become the modern science of archaeology. This stirring account begins in Roman times and traces the adventures of generations of intrepid men and women who uncovered tombs, deciphered hieroglyphic inscriptions, and brought to light spectacular treasures-all to give us a deeper understanding of Egypt's remarkable civilization. Illustrated with pictures of important discoveries and including facsimiles of archaeologists' maps, sketches, and journal pages, this is an irresistible introduction to the fascinating world of Egyptology. Archaeology Egypt History. Excavations (Archaeology) Egypt History. Egyptology History. Egypt Antiquities. Egypt Civilization. Art, Egyptian. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN DT 60 M34 2010 Book