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The Rape of the Nile
Brian Fagan
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Paperback. A narrative history of the cavalcade of archaeologists, charlatans, thieves, self-promoters, and sightseers who have flocked to the Nile Valley since early times to study - or steal - the wonders of ancient Egypt Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496. A narrative history of the cavalcade of archaeologists, charlatans, thieves, self-promoters, and sightseers who have flocked to the Nile Valley since early times to study - or steal - the wonders of ancient Egypt Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has some shelf wear including small nicks and scuff marks
The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by renowned archaeology author, Brian Fagan, with characters that include the ancient historian Herodotus Theban tomb robbers obelisk-stealing Romans Coptic Christians determined to erase the heretical past mummy traders leisured antiquarians major European museums Giovanni Belzoni, a circus strongman who removed more antiquities than Napoleon's armies shrewd consuls and ruthless pashas and archaeologists such Sir Flinders Petrie who changed the course of Egyptology.This is the first thoroughly revised edition of The Rape of the Nile ... Read more
The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by renowned archaeology author, Brian Fagan, with characters that include the ancient historian Herodotus Theban tomb robbers obelisk-stealing Romans Coptic Christians determined to erase the heretical past mummy traders leisured antiquarians major European museums Giovanni Belzoni, a circus strongman who removed more antiquities than Napoleon's armies shrewd consuls and ruthless pashas and archaeologists such Sir Flinders Petrie who changed the course of Egyptology.This is the first thoroughly revised edition of The Rape of the Nile ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
320
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780813340616
SKU
KLJ0014619
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About Brian Fagan
Born in England and educated at Cambridge University, Brian Fagan is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is internationally known for his popular books on archaeology. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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