"Fascinating, authoritative and enlivened with more than 500 illustrations, many of them in brilliant color." - Los Angeles Times
The tomb of Tutankhamun, with its breathtaking treasures, has exerted a unique hold on the popular imagination ever since its discovery in 1922. It remains the greatest tombfind ever made. Here is the fullest account yet published of this fabulous archaeological discovery.
Contents include:
--the story of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's long quest for the tomb in the Valley of the Kings
--double-page features on each stage of the discovery, each chamber of the tomb, and all the main treasures
--extracts from Carter's notes and diaries and first-time publication of many of his drawings and reconstructions
--tables on everything from the ornaments on the royal mummy to Tutankhamun's wine list
--a full reference section
"Bound to hook you on the 'boy-king' and his rich tomb all over again." -KMT
"The most satisfying work to date." -American Journal of Archaeology
A renowned Egyptologist and one of the world's leading experts on the period, Nicholas Reeves was for several years a Curator in the Departament of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum. His books include Valley of the Kings: The Decline of a Royal Necropolis and - with Richard H. Wilkinson - The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs (Thames & Hudson).
