An ancient Egyptian tomb
Morley, Jacqueline2007
Book
"This text provides an extraordinary insight into the development of the most elaborate cemetery of the ancient world. Find out how numerous generations of families were dedicated to building the tomb, and discover the secrets of the intricate processes carried out by teams of specialists." --Global Books In print.
Main title:
An ancient Egyptian tomb / written by Jacqueline Morley ; illustrated by Nick Hewetson.
Author:
Morley, Jacqueline, authorHewetson, N. J., illustrator
Work:
Imprint:
Brighton : Book House, [2007].
Collation:
45 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: 2003.Includes index.
Contents:
Table of contents: The land of Egypt -- Gods and temples -- A house for eternity -- The Valley of the Kings -- The tomb builders' village -- A worker's house -- Excavating the tomb -- Decorating the walls -- Mummification -- The coffin makers -- The sarcophagus and its shrines -- The canopic jars and chest -- Stocking the tomb -- Pharaoh joins the gods -- Rediscovering the tombs -- Who was Tutankhamun? -- Tutankhamun's tomb -- Robbing the tomb -- Timespan.
ISBN:
9781905638581 (pbk)1905638582 (pbk)
Dewey class:
932
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
342127