A Short History of Tomb-Raiding: The Epic Hunt for Egypt's Treasures
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 book tracks the history of treasure-seekers in Egypt and the social contexts in which they operated, revealing striking continuities throughout time. Readers will recognize the foibles of today’s politicians and con artists, the perils of materialism, and the cycles of public compliance and dissent in the face of injustice. In describing an age-old pursuit and its timeless motivations, A Short History of Tomb-Raiding shows how much we have in common with our Bronze Age ancestors.
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A Short History of Tomb-Raiding: The Epic Hunt for Egypt's Treasures
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 book tracks the history of treasure-seekers in Egypt and the social contexts in which they operated, revealing striking continuities throughout time. Readers will recognize the foibles of today’s politicians and con artists, the perils of materialism, and the cycles of public compliance and dissent in the face of injustice. In describing an age-old pursuit and its timeless motivations, A Short History of Tomb-Raiding shows how much we have in common with our Bronze Age ancestors.
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A Short History of Tomb-Raiding: The Epic Hunt for Egypt's Treasures

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

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

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 book tracks the history of treasure-seekers in Egypt and the social contexts in which they operated, revealing striking continuities throughout time. Readers will recognize the foibles of today’s politicians and con artists, the perils of materialism, and the cycles of public compliance and dissent in the face of injustice. In describing an age-old pursuit and its timeless motivations, A Short History of Tomb-Raiding shows how much we have in common with our Bronze Age ancestors.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789146295
Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
Publication date: 10/13/2022
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Born in New Jersey and a long-time resident of Cairo, Egypt, writer Maria Golia is the author of many books.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Never Say Die 13

2 Grave Matters 49

3 The Seekers 105

4 Den of Thebes 161

5 A House of Many Stories 227

Epilogue: Wondering 263

Chronology 267

References 269

Bibliography 297

Acknowledgements 298

Photo Acknowledgements 299

Index 301

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