First published: 2018. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Imhotep: the man who became a god -- Visible to invisible: Amenhotep I and the Valley of the Kings -- The missing Amarna royals: the enduring mystery -- Herihor: a tomb to 'make Tutankhamun look like Woolworths'? -- A kingdom divided: the royal tombs of the Third Intermediate Period -- Buried three times in Egypt: the tombs of Alexander the Great -- The lost tomb of Cleopatra: a mausoleum lost underwater or a secret burial awaiting discovery? -- Final thoughts.
Summary:
Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both rulers were buried in Egypt, but their tombs have never been found despite years of intensive research and excavation. Yet we have tantalising clues. Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt describes the quest for these and other great missing tombs those we know existed, but which have not yet been identified. It also discusses key moments of discovery that have yielded astonishing finds and created the archetypal image of the archaeologist poised at the threshold of a tomb left untouched for millennia. In this gripping account, Chris Naunton explains the mysteries of the missing tombs and presents all the evidence, skilfully unravelling the tangled threads surrounding the burials of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and his son Tutankhamun, and the burial place of Imhotep, architect of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, among others. Could other such tombs lie undiscovered in the Valley of the Kings? In fact, the Valley almost certainly does guard hidden treasures. Amazing finds of unsuspected tombs continue to occur there and elsewhere in Egypt, making headlines worldwide -- all are covered in this book.
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