A Short History of Tomb-Raiding: The Epic Hunt for Egypt's Treasures

by Maria Golia

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A spine-tingling exploration of a venture as ancient as the pyramids themselves.

To secure a comfortable afterlife, ancient Egyptians built fortress-like tombs and filled them with precious goods, a practice that generated staggering quantities of artifacts over the course of many millennia--and also one that has drawn thieves and tomb-raiders to Egypt since antiquity. Drawing on modern scholarship, reportage, and period sources, this...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1789146291

ISBN13:9781789146295

Release Date:October 2022

Publisher:Reaktion Books

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.5" x 8.6"

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