Authors:Richard L. Zettler, Lee Horne,
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Keywords: tombs, royal, treasures
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 1998-01-01
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0924171553
ISBN-13: 9780924171550
This stunning catalogue includes color photographs of more than 230 objects excavated in the 1930s by the renowned British archaeologist, Sir Leonard Woolley, at the third millennium B.C. Sumerian city of Ur. Learn the fascinating story of the excavation and preservation of these magnificent artifacts.Many of the objects are published in color and fully described for the first time—jewelry of gold and semiprecious stones, engraved seal stones, spectacular gold and lapis lazuli statuettes and musical instruments; and vessels of gold, silver, and alabaster. Curator Richard Zettler sets the sta
Authors:Stanley E. Porter, Michael A. Hayes, David Tombs,
Publisher: T. & T. Clark Publishers
Keywords: resurrection
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2004-12-13
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 056704260X
ISBN-13: 9780567042606
Author: Zahi Hawass
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Keywords: thebes, revealed, art, egypt, tombs, royal
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 2006-11-27
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0500513228
ISBN-13: 9780500513224
A lavishly illustrated survey of the remarkable wall paintings in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, all specially photographed and accompanied by a detailed analysis of ancient Egyptian society and beliefs.The Valley of the Kings is famous throughout the world as the burial place of the great New Kingdom pharaohs. It was here, in 1922, that Howard Carter stumbled upon the virtually intact tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamun. And here, in recent months, that archaeologists discovered a new tomb with its wooden sarcophagi, painted funeral masks, and alabaster jars.The royal tombs, tunneled into t
Author: aS. Wachsmann
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
Keywords: lovaniensia, analecta, orientalia, tombs, theban, aegeans
Number of Pages: 145
Published: 1987-01-01
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 9068310666
ISBN-13: 9789068310665
Authors:Stephen E. Harding, Michael Tombs,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: biotechnology, polysaccharide, introduction
Number of Pages: 183
Published: 1997-10-14
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 074840516X
ISBN-13: 9780748405169
Timely book gives account of the production and uses of polysaccharides. Focuses on the main developments. Also explains and illustrates how current work on polysaccharides may lead to major future developments in this field.
Author: Elizabeth Shee Twohig
Publisher: Shire
Keywords: archaeology, shire, tombs, megalithic, irish
Number of Pages: 72
Published: 2008-03-04
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 0747805989
ISBN-13: 9780747805984
This is a summary of the research that has been carried out on ’megalithic’ tombs such as Newgrange and Knowth in County Meath. The four main tomb types are described. Plans and photographs illustrate their main features together with a brief history of the tombs and there is also a glossary of the terms used.
Author: Frank E. Peretti
Publisher: Crossway Books
Keywords: adventure, series, kids, cooper, anak, tombs
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2004-07-14
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 1581346204
ISBN-13: 9781581346206
An angry terror lurks at the bottom of a dark pit… Jay and Lila Cooper are back for another adventure, this time in search of a young treasure-seeker whose ambitions drove him to the bottom of a pit, never to return. In their struggle to understand what happened to him, the Coopers learn of a greedy, man-eating creature known as Ha-Raphah, who terrorizes locals into worshiping him. Although they are certain he is extremely dangerous, Jay and Lila are determined to uncover the truth. This story of dangerous exploits and a mission to stop an evil that holds a population in its crushin
