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Author:

Malam, John, 1957-

Title:

Tutankhamun and other lost tombs / John Malam.

Publisher:

QEB Pub.,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps; 28 cm.

Subject:

Tombs--Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Juvenile literature.
Civilization, Ancient--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

What is a lost tomb? -- Lost : Egyptian pharaoh -- Found : Tutankhamun's tomb -- Lost : Macedonian king -- Found : King Philip II's tomb -- Lost : South American lord -- Found : Lord of Sipøn's tomb -- Lost : Anglo-Saxon king -- Found : King Raedwald's tomb? -- Lost : Chinese prince -- Found : Liu Sheng's tomb -- Lost : kings and queens of Ur -- Found : royal cemetery of Ur.

Summary:

"Describes the historical circumstances that led to the deaths of and tombs being built for royalty such as Tutankhamun of Egypt, King Phillip II of Macedonia and Prince Liu Sheng of China plus the archaeological discoveries that found evidence of and preserved these tombs"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Lost and found

ISBN:

1609920538
9781609920531 (library bound)

LCCN:

2011012123

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

AGPE046 -- Drake Public Library (Centerville)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SWPB124 -- Dumont Community Library (Dumont)

REPC017 -- Greenfield Public Library (Greenfield)

JMPC081 -- Madrid Public Library (Madrid)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)