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Securing Eternity - Ancient Egyptian Tomb Protection from Prehistory to the Pyramids (Hardcover)
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Securing Eternity - Ancient Egyptian Tomb Protection from Prehistory to the Pyramids (Hardcover)
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The ancient Egyptian tomb evolved rapidly over a period of about
2,500 years, from a simple backfilled pit to an enormous stone
pyramid with complex security arrangements. Much of this
development was arguably driven by the ever-present threat of tomb
robbery, which compelled tomb builders to introduce special
architectural measures to prevent it. However, until now most
scholarly Egyptological discussions of tomb security have tended to
be brief and usually included only as part of a larger work, the
topic instead being the subject of lurid speculation and fantasy in
novels, the popular press, and cinema. In Securing Eternity, Reg
Clark traces in detail the development of the Egyptian royal and
private tombs from the Predynastic Period to the early Fourth
Dynasty. In doing so, he demonstrates that many of the familiar
architectural elements of the Egyptian tomb that we take for
granted today in fact originated from security features to protect
the tomb, rather than from monumental or religious considerations.
Richly illustrated with more than 150 photographs and tomb plans,
this unique study will be of interest to students, specialists, and
general readers alike.
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