A Short History of Tomb-Raiding: The Epic Hunt for Egypt's Treasures

by Maria Golia

A spine-tingling exploration of a venture as ancient as the pyramids themselves.

To secure a comfortable afterlife, ancient Egyptians built fortress-like tombs and filled them with precious goods, a practice that generated staggering quantities of artifacts over the course of many millennia--and also one that has drawn thieves and tomb-raiders to Egypt since antiquity. Drawing on modern scholarship, reportage, and period sources, this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789146291
• ISBN13: 9781789146295
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.6"