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The Rape of the Nile - Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Revised and Updated (Paperback, Revised and updated ed)
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The Rape of the Nile - Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Revised and Updated (Paperback, Revised and updated ed)
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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. 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. Fagan's
classic account of the cavalcade of archaeologists, thieves, and
sightseers who have flocked to the Nile Valley since ancient times.
Featured in this edition are new accounts of stunning recent
discoveries, including the Royal Tombs of Tanis, the Valley of
Golden Mummies at Bahariya, the Tomb of the Sons of Ramses, and the
sunken city of Alexandria (whose lighthouse was one of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World). Fagan concludes with a clear-eyed
assessment of the impact of modern mass tourism on archaeological
sites and artifacts.
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