Smith, Stuart Tyson, 1960-

Valley of the Kings / Stuart Tyson Smith and Nancy Stone Bernard. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. - 47 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - Digging for the past .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Tourists and plunderers -- Explorers, observers, and patrons -- Sensation of the century -- The last "lost" tomb? -- Where did all the mummies go? -- Interview with Stuart Tyson Smith.

Explores Egypt's Valley of the Kings, a vast burial ground containing more than seventy tombs, and discusses archaeologists' findings and challenges during nearly two hundred years of excavation.

ISBN: 0195147707 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2002004288

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Archaeology.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Valley of the Kings (Egypt)
Egypt--Antiquities.

LC Class. No.: DT73.B44 / S66 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 932