Product Description: Book by Carter, Howard

Offers a detailed description of how the Great Pyramid of Giza was designed and built, in a unique overview of a remarkable civilization during its most innovative and creative period.

Product Description: One of the best-known historians working today, and a world-renowned expert on the ancient world, presents a brilliant account of the lives of the stonemasons, scribes, and painters who created some of Egypt's finest treasures. Illustrated with both color photos and black-and-white drawings, this groundbreaking study goes back more than 3,000 years to a village where the workers who created the tombs of the Pharaohs and the Valley of the Kings resided...read more

Product Description: First published in 1981, this book tells both the ancient story of the Valley of the Kings, and the modern one of its rediscovery, to which the main part of the book is dedicated. The detailed narrative covers the careers of the travellers, scholars and archaeologists involved, from colourful pioneers like the erstwhile circus strongman 'The Great' Belzoni, to Howard Carter and the most magnificent discovery of them all in Tutankhamun's tomb...read more

Discusses the impact of archaeology on knowledge of ancient history, describes the work of renowned archaeologists, and includes photographs of artifacts. (view table of contents)

The Seven Wonders of the World were first listed over 2000 years ago but they remain a source of fascination and their influence can still be seen in the cities and monuments of the modern world. This book tells of the combination of legend and fact associated with these wonders; the story of their various images through the ages, and the reality of the objects themselves. (view table of contents)

Provides an in-depth portrait of the ancient Egyptian burial site, examining the tombs of the pharaohs and chronicling the history of archaeological investigations to uncover the secrets buried within the Valley. Biblog

Describes the creation of the Old and New Testaments, traces the history of biblical events, examines the use and misuse of the Bible, and discusses the Bible's changing role

Describes the daily life of washermen, goat herders, fishermen, craftsmen, and other laborers three thousand years ago in an Egyptian village

Depicts the history of ancient Egypt and portrays the religious beliefs, family life, and culture of both the common people and court life

Depicts the history of ancient Egypt and portrays the religious beliefs, family life, and culture of both the common people and court life