The Lost Tomb

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"A vividly written, engaging, yet scientifically impecGable description of a major arche-ological discovery." , , —Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Kent Weeks' chronicle of the largest known tomb in the Valley of the Kings, its discovery and excavation, and its context in the history of ancient Egypt is,an enthralling volume—an adventure story that is both captivating and scholarly." —Hugh Downs
Kent Weeks made international headlines when, seA^^enty feet below the surface of Egypt's Valley of the Kings, he found the largest and most complicated mausoleum yet ' discovered, the tomb of Ramesses II's sons. In The Lost Tomb, Weeks, in his own words,; describes the excitement and risks that surround such a significant find. From flood-waters that threa;tened the precarious crawl spaces deep within the open tomb to thieving tourists and scorpions, this adventure is not for the faint of heart. Photographs and , sketches truly bring the story to vivid life. It's... Tovább

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U.S. $16.00/CAN. $24.50
"A vividly written, engaging, yet scientifically impecGable description of a major arche-ological discovery." , , —Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Kent Weeks' chronicle of the largest known tomb in the Valley of the Kings, its discovery and excavation, and its context in the history of ancient Egypt is,an enthralling volume—an adventure story that is both captivating and scholarly." —Hugh Downs
Kent Weeks made international headlines when, seA^^enty feet below the surface of Egypt's Valley of the Kings, he found the largest and most complicated mausoleum yet ' discovered, the tomb of Ramesses II's sons. In The Lost Tomb, Weeks, in his own words,; describes the excitement and risks that surround such a significant find. From flood-waters that threa;tened the precarious crawl spaces deep within the open tomb to thieving tourists and scorpions, this adventure is not for the faint of heart. Photographs and , sketches truly bring the story to vivid life. It's the amazing story of an incredible, real-life Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Dr. Kent Weeks is an Egyptologist with the-American. University in Cairo.

"The biggest archeological find in Egypt since King Tut's tomb.'
-—The New Yorker .
"Weeks made the greatest archeological find in decades . . . the most complicated mausoleum yet uncovered in Egypt's legendary Valley of the Kings." —USA Today.
Cover design by Bradford Foltz
All cover photographs courtesy of the author except front photogra'ph of bas-relief of Ramesses II (Erich Lessing/Art Resource, New York) Vissza