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'Splendid ... only a few of the tombs featured in this book will be accessible to visitors, so it provides readers with a unique opportunity to see within them' --Current World Archaeology
'This book and the photographs included will form an excellent record of the condition of the tombs today' --Ancient Egypt
'Superbly illustrated'
--Sunday Telegraph
'This book and the photographs included will form an excellent record of the condition of the tombs today' --Ancient Egypt
'Superbly illustrated'
--Sunday Telegraph
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In the foothills of the Theban massif in southern Egypt, not far from the Valley of the Kings, lie hundreds of unique and wonderfully decorated tombs from the New Kingdom belonging to the people who served the pharaohs. The Lost Tombs of Thebes gives the reader unprecedented and privileged access to a selection of these extraordinary monuments.The beautiful scenes and texts that adorn their walls include some of the most exquisite examples of Egyptian art to be found anywhere in the land of the Nile. Combining scholarship with superb photography, including numerous foldouts, this magnificent volume will bring these lost tombs back into the light and illuminate the mysterious world of ancient Thebes and the nobles who lived and died there in Egypts Golden Age.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An excellent book displaying some of the super tombs seen on the West Bank with superb photography, did get a little tetchy with the photos that opened up beyond the size of the book. This is awkward if you are reading it sitting in a chair but easier if reading it supported by a table.
Text very detailed and offers a range of ideas and facts about the tombs and their occupants. The experience of the author shows through in his knowledge of the Egyptian archaelogy in this area.
Beautiful Book
Text very detailed and offers a range of ideas and facts about the tombs and their occupants. The experience of the author shows through in his knowledge of the Egyptian archaelogy in this area.
Beautiful Book
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the first comprehensive book i've read or purchased regarding the non-royal tombs. It is well written and presented with a wealth of easily digested information. This looks to me like a perfect book for beginning to get inside the tombs of the nobles, etc. The photographs are stunning and in my opinion the book is cheap for the quality of the images alone.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you have been to Egypt and wondered what was behind thoughts tomb entrances with only a hand painted number on the rock outside, then this the book for you. Dr Hawass is in a unique position having access to any tomb in Egypt and is prepared to share these wonders in this books. Love or hate Dr Hawass he has done much to protect Egyptian heritage.
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Excellent IIlustrations
The Lost Tombs gives a good guide to Theban tombs outside the Valleys of the Kings and Queens. The main attraction is the high quality and generous pictorial coverage of the... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by DerekTurner
Stunning
I bought this book for my husband for Christmas, it's perfectly illustrated, and in my husbands words "It's a grand book about a grand subject" We would definitely recommend it.
Published on 4 Jan 2010 by DragonRose
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