To secure a comfortable afterlife, ancient Egyptians built
fortress-like tombs and filled them with precious goods, a practice
that generated staggering quantities of artefacts over the course
of many millennia, but one which has also drawn thieves and
tomb-raiders to Egypt since antiquity. Drawing on modern
scholarship, reportage and period sources, this book tracks the
history of treasure-seekers in Egypt and the social contexts in
which they operated, revealing striking continuities throughout
time. Readers will recognize the foibles of today’s politicians
and con artists, the perils of materialism, and the cycles of
public compliance and dissent in the face of injustice. In
describing an age-old pursuit and its timeless motivations, A Short
History of Tomb-Raiding shows how much we have in common with our
Bronze Age ancestors.
General
| Imprint: |
Reaktion Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
July 2022 |
| Authors: |
Maria Golia
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
248 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78914-629-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-78914-629-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781789146295 |
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