'When archeologist Howard Carter shined his flashlight through a hole in the door of Tutankhamun's tomb, this was the amazing sight that met his eyes.' This is a wonderfully illustrated history of the discovery of the tomb, the treasures that lay within and the story of Tutankhamun's life. Including a montage of illustrations: reconstruction drawings, photographs of Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon and their workmen, and of the treasures now housed in various museums. A great book for a younger audience.

Tutankhamun: The Life and Death of a Pharaoh

History

El Mahdy, Christine

Ancient Civilizations

When Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in 1922, even the most experienced archaeologists joined the international community in marveling at the incredible wealth-and seemingly bizarre rituals-of ancient Egypt. What kind of society could produce such spectacular treasures only to bury them forever? Lost in a frenzy of speculation-anthropological, scientific, and commercial-was Tutankhamen himself. Thirty-five hundred years ago, the mightiest empire on earth crowned a boy as its king, then worshipped him as a god. Nine years later, he was dead. Despite the young monarch's almost universal recognition in death, Egyptologists know very little about his life. Traditional histories, founded on incomplete investigation and academic dogma, shed almost no light on the details of a life as complicated and as fascinating as it was short. In Tutankhamen: The Life and Death of the Boy-King, Christine El Mahdy finally delivers a coherent portrait of King Tut's life and its historical significance. Based on stunning tomb records, lost since their discovery, this revolutionary biography begins to answer one of the twentieth century's most compelling archaeological mysteries: Who was Tutankhamen?

Tutankhamen: The Life and Death of the Boy-King

St. Martin's: Griffin

Describes the origins and purpose of mummification, clears up misconceptions about mummies, and looks at recent scientific studies

Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt

Middle East

Thames&Hudson

Three and a half thousand years ago in Egypt, a little boy of around seven years old was crowned Pharaoh. Nine years later he was dead. After a hasty and secretive burial, and a botched attempt at grave robbery, Tutankhamen lay in peace until 1922, when Howard Carter reopened the tomb. Suddenly the young King achieved a fame he had never attained in life. But the fabulous riches in his tomb have largely eclipsed the extraordinary details of his life and death, and the political infighting and bitter struggles for power which characterised the period. Now, for the first time, Christine El Mahdy can tell the full and gripping story knowing that her theory of Tutankhamen's natural death is completely supported by the results of the recent CT scan.

Tutankhamen : The Life and Death of the Boy-King

Biographies & Memoirs

St Martins Pr

The Egyptians who built the Great Pyramids at Giza would be horrified if they could see what was left of their great building project - the rubble infill! In this reassessment of the life and deeds of the Fourth Dynasty king Cheops, Christine el Mahdy argues that the pyramids we see today have been robbed of their facing stones and are merely the remains of the infill. Besides this, she presents a series of more novel findings about Cheops, his life, his family, and the ambitious building project that dominated his reign. Refuting Herodotus' claims that Cheops enslaved and abused his workers, this book shows them to have been skilled workers who well paid for their work. El Mahdy's concerns for the well-being of the men, when they ate, who did the washing up and how they went to the loo, are charming interludes in this study.

The Pyramid Builder: Cheops, the Man behind the Great Pyramid

Headline Publishing PLC

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Tutankhamun: The Life and Death of a Pharaoh

Tutankhamen: The Life and Death of the Boy-King

Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt

Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt

Tutankhamen : The Life and Death of the Boy-King

The Pyramid Builder: Cheops, the Man behind the Great Pyramid