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Tutankhamen : the search for an Egyptian king / Joyce Tyldesley.
Presents a portrait of King Tutankhamen, a fascinating and misunderstood ruler, shedding new light on his importance, his enduring power, and the archaeological discovery that earned him a place in the popular imagination.
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- ISBN: 9780465020201 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0465020208 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781847657978 (British eISBN)
- ISBN: 1847657974 (British eISBN)
- Physical Description: xx, 316 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Published in 2012 in Great Britain by Profile Books Ltd."--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-303) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Tutankhamen's many curses -- Tutankhamen : life and death -- Loss -- Discovery -- Recovery -- Inventory -- Autopsy -- Family -- Restoration -- Tutankhamen : life after death --Tutankhamen's curse -- Secrets and lies -- Tutankhamen abroad -- Who was who in ancient Egypt -- Egyptologists and 'experts' at the time of the discovery. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | DT 87.5 .T95 2012 | 30543784 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Tutankhamen : The Search for an Egyptian King
Dr. Joyce Tyldesley holds a first class honors degree in archaeology from Liverpool University, and a doctorate from Oxford University. She is currently a lecturer in Egyptology at the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology, Fellow of the Manchester Museum and Honorary Research Fellow at Liverpool University. She has acted as consultant on several television projects and has excavated extensively in Egypt and Europe. Her previous books include a sequence of popular biographies of Egyptian pharaohs, with particular emphasis on the lives of prominent Egyptian women. She lives in Bolton, England.
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