Valley of the Kings /

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by Smith, Stuart Tyson,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Bernard, Nancy S.--(Nancy Stone) Series: Digging for the past Published by : Oxford University Press, (New York :) Physical details: 47 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. Subject(s): Archaeology. | Valley of the Kings (Egypt) | Egypt --Antiquities. Year : 2002 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Stonepark Intermediate School 932 SMI Available

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.