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100 1  Reeves, Nicholas,|d1956- 
245 14 The complete Valley of the Kings :|btombs and treasures of
       Egypt's greatest Pharaohs /|cNicholas Reeves, Richard H. 
       Wilkinson. 
260    London :|bThames & Hudson,|c2008. 
300    224 pages :|billustrations, maps (some color) ;|c26 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Originally published: 1996. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  1 Preparations for the afterlife. Royal tombs after the 
       pyramids -- The topography of western Thebes -- The 
       geography of the Royal Valley -- Pharaoh's workforce: the 
       villagers of Deir el-Medina -- Planning a royal tomb: 
       design and symbolism -- Cutting the tombs -- Graffiti and 
       ostraca -- Decorating the walls: art, religion and 
       symbolism -- Stocking the chambers: what the dead took 
       with them -- Pharoh joins the gods. 2. Agents of 
       discovery. Tourists in ancient times -- Early travellers -
       - Antiquaries and savants -- Belzoni the 'Patagonion 
       Sampson' -- The dilettantes -- The great expeditions -- 
       The valley in transition 1844-1899 -- Theodore Davis: a 
       new tomb every season -- Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter.
       3. Tombs of the kings. The search for the tomb of 
       Amenophis I -- The tombes of Tuthmosis IV and Amenophis 
       III -- The enigma of Akhenaten's tomb -- Tutankhamun and 
       his successors -- Horemheb to Sethos I -- The tombs of 
       Ramesses II and his sons -- From Amenmess to Sethnakhte --
       The later Ramessids -- Tombs of the nobles. 4 Decline of a
       royal necropolis. 4. Decline of a royal necropolis. 
       Robbers! -- The royal mummies -- The face of pharaoh -- 
       Deciphering the dockets. 
520    Presents an account of the Valley of the Kings, famous 
       throughout the world as the burial place of the great New 
       Kingdom pharaohs. This title brings together the art, 
       archaeology and history to create both a sourcebook and 
       guide for tourists, scholars, students and armchair 
       travellers. 
650  7 Antiquities.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00810745 
650  7 Grab|2gnd|0(DE-588)4021716-4 
650  7 Pharao|2gnd|0(DE-588)4133037-7 
651  0 Valley of the Kings (Egypt)|xAntiquities. 
651  0 Valley of the Kings (Egypt)|xHistory. 
651  7 Egypt|zValley of the Kings.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01241843 
651  7 Tal der Könige|2gnd|0(DE-588)4078137-9 
651  7 Ägypten|gAltertum|2gnd|0(DE-588)4068430-1 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
700 1  Wilkinson, Richard H. 
914    MID.b18192452 
994    C0|bCKE 
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