tombs

An account of the discovery of the tomb in the Valley of the Kings with diagrams, drawings, and reconstructions.

Young museum assistants Corina and Zack are sent off to China where they become involved in the excavation of the tomb of a long-ago emperor.

Young museum assistants Corina and Zack are dispatched to Egypt to be in on what appears to be the discovery of the four-thousand-year-old tomb of the pharaoh Khufa.

Addresses widespread misconceptions about ancient Egyptian burial customs, describes the customs of each social class from the era, and explains what researchers have learned by exploring burial tombs in Egypt.

A survey of American mausoleums of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with discussion of popular architectural features of the period, including Egyptian pyramids, Ionic columns, and Gothic towers.

Text and photographs examine the mummies and tombs of ancient Egypt.

Text and photographs present ancient Egyptian pyramids, their construction, and their interaction with the environment.

Discusses the mummification processes used in ancient Egypt and their relevance and importance to the religious beliefs and elaborate funeral rites of the Egyptians.